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The Creek Council Oak Tree is a historic landmark which represents the founding of the modern city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States by the Lochapoka [1] Tribal Town of the Creek Nation. The Creeks had been forced to leave their homeland in the southeastern United States [ a ] and travel to land across the Mississippi River, where the U.S ...
The Creek Council Oak Tree in 2012. The city now known as Tulsa was first settled by the Lochapoka (Turtle Clan) Muscogee between 1828 and 1836. Driven from their native Alabama, and led by their chief, Achee Yahola, the Lochapokas established a new home at a site near present-day Cheyenne Avenue and 18th Street.
The Route 66 Historical Village at 3770 Southwest Boulevard in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an open-air museum along historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66). [1] The village includes a 194-foot-tall (59 m) oil derrick at the historic site of the first oil strike in Tulsa on June 25, 1901, which helped make Tulsa the "Oil Capital of the World". [1]
The building was first occupied in 1917, finished construction in 1919 and was the seat of city government until 1969. [2] [3] The building was vacant between 1969 and 1973, when it was renovated by architect Joe Coleman. [1] [2] In 1975, the building was the second building in Tulsa listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] [4]
Tulsa (/ ˈ t ʌ l s ə / ⓘ TUL-sə) is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. [5]
Location of Tulsa County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
James Pepper Henry resigns as director of Gilcrease Museum, effective April 14, to become Director of the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum in Oklahoma City. EF-2 Tornado strikes southeast Tulsa after midnight August 5–6, causing major property damage, especially to Promenade Mall and 18-story Remington Tower office building near 41st ...
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