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Oklahoma (/ ˌ oʊ k l ə ˈ h oʊ m ə / ⓘ OHK-lə-HOH-mə; [6] Choctaw: Oklahumma, pronounced) [7] is a state in the South Central region of the United States. [8] It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the east, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest.
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein.The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs.Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry.
Oklahoma, constituent state of the U.S. It borders Colorado and Kansas to the north, Missouri and Arkansas to the east, Texas to the south and west, and New Mexico to the west of its Panhandle region. Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state of the union in 1907. Its capital is Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma - Native American, Land Rush, Oil Boom: Although it is one of the newest states in the union, Oklahoma has one of the oldest records of human occupation. Its abundant resources attracted early hunting and gathering peoples known as the Clovis and Folsom cultures by about 9500 bce.
Oklahoma City is the principal city of the eight-county Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical Area in Central Oklahoma and is the state's largest urbanized area. As of 2015, the metro area was the 41st largest in the nation based on population.
Oklahoma (pronounced /ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/) [24] is a state in the southern part of the Central United States. It had a population of about 3,751,351 people in 2010. The state has a land area of about 68,667 sq mi (177,847 km 2). [25] Oklahoma is the 28th largest state by population and the 20th largest state by area.
The State of Oklahoma is located in the South-central region of the United States. Oklahoma is bordered by the state of New Mexico in the west; by Colorado in the northwest; by Texas in the west and south; by Kansas in the north; by Arkansas in the east and by Missouri in the northeast.
The Indian and Oklahoma territories combined to form Oklahoma on November 16, 1907. It is the 46th state admitted to the Union.
John Alley, City Beginnings in Oklahoma Territory (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1939). Mary Ann Blochowiak, "'Justice is our Battle Cry': The Territorial Free Home League," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 62 (Spring 1984).
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture includes more than 2,600 articles about the people, places, and events that shape our history.