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Oklahoma History
-Oklahoma gets its name from Choctaw. Oklahoma
means red people in Choctaw.
-Abraham Lincoln gave the legal settlers 160 acres of
public land in 1862.
-Oklahoma became part of the Louisiana Purchase in
1803
-Oklahoma was became a state on November 16th
1907.
More History
Was created from the Indians and the Oklahoma
territory.
-In 1930 over 1,000,000 moved from Oklahoma to
California because Oklahoma had a dust bowl and
Great Depression.
Oklahoma is also called the “Sooner State” because
settlers would cross the border and break the law
Attractions & Entertainment in Oklahoma
Penn Square Mall
The Penn Square Mall was
opened in 1960. The mall is
open from 10am to 9pm.The
mall has two floors, a theater
inside and also has over 145
stores. Also a great hotel thats
connected to the mall as well.
Riverwind Casino
Riverwind is more than just a casino.
Riverwind also offers a restaurant and
also they have a food court and
several bars. And they also have a
hotel that has 100 rooms, over 2,700
slot machines and also they also host
poker tournaments.
Oklahoma History Center
The history center is a museum. Each
year they host a competition thats
called national day. They have a
number of galleries there.
Attractions & Entertainment in Oklahoma
Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The arena is located in Downtown
Oklahoma. The arena is a great
place to go if you want to be
entertained. The arena hosts many
events such as basketball games,
arena football, hockey concerts
and WWE.
Oklahoma City Zoo
Rated one of the top three familyfriendly zoo in the nation. The zoo has
over 1500 animals. The zoo is open
every day of the week except
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New
Years. The have rare animals that
other zoo’s doesn’t carry.
White Water Bay
The Water Bay is a great outdoor
amusement park. It has over 25
acres of water. Also have slides
and rides that you can also enjoy
while you’re there.
Oklahoma Sooners
College Football
The Sooners represent The
University Of Oklahoma.The
Oklahoma Sooners had their first
season in 1895. The Sooners is
the most successful program. And
have the highest winning
percentage. The won 7 national
championships and won 44
conference championships. The
playing field is called Owens Field
after Bennie Owens.
College Basketball
The Sooners are in the Big 12
conference. The Sooners
finished this season 24-11 under
the four year head coach Lon
Kruger. And they also won the
sweet sixteen. Oklahoma is
ranked 3rd in the country.
Oklahoma has been in the final
four, four times.
College Baseball
The Sooners baseball team won
two national championships. The
won one in 1951 and another in
1994. So far the Oklahoma
Sooner baseball team is 24-15.
Casey Bookout set a team
season record with 26 home runs
in a season back in 1998. The
current coach is Pete Hughes.
Beavers Bend &
Hochatown State Park
Beaver Bend was established in
1937. There are a number of
things to do there like fishing,
horseback riding and hayrides.
They also have hikes natural art
classes, water sports, bingo and
scuba diving and much more
amazing events.
Natural Attractions
Quartz Mountain Resort
The Quartz Mountain Resort was
designed in 1935 and was built
in 1955. The lodge had 44 rooms
the rooms are clean and also the
location is absolutely incredible
and a outdoor and indoor pool.
Quartz became the property of
the Oklahoma board of regents
for higher education in 2002. It
was made or red and black
igneous rocks. They have a golf
club, hold weddings events.
Natural Falls State Park
Natural Falls has a 77 foot
waterfall. There is seating at
the base of the fall. Picnic
tables and grills can be found
throughout the park. There is
also a trail around Natural
Falls the trail in three and a
half miles long. And they also
have many more activities.
And dogs are allowed too, but
only on a leash.
Downtown Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Steakhouse is one
of the best steak joints in the world. They
specialty is a juicy half pound burger and curly
fries. The steakhouse has been open for over
105 years. It first opened in 1910. And is one of
Oklahoma operated restaurants.
Downtown Oklahoma City is so
beautiful it is very large. It has
115 city blocks. There are plenty
of hotels and places to eat as
well. There is so much to see and
do there.
Boston Avenue Methodist
Church
The church was built in
1929. The church is
considered to be one of the
best churches in the United
States. At the top of the
church there are two hands
that are rising upwards and
praying. The building is
made of metal, glass,
limestone and terra cotta.
Historical Attractions
Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson was built in 1824. Fort
Gibson had a peacekeeping
mission and for more than 50
years no battles was fought there.
The building was built of the
intention of a place where there
was no violence just peace. They
mostly was trying to protect
Southwest border of the Louisiana
Purchase and also guarded the
American Frontier in Indian
Territory from 1824 until 1890.
Murrell Home
The Murrell home was built in 1845.
Mostly African slaves. Murrell Home
is a mansion that was owned by
George M. Murrell who was a
wealthy while planter. During the
Civil War the area surrounded the
Murrell home was destroyed. The
Murrell Home was the only building
that survived the conflict. The house
was declared a National Historical
Landmark in 1974
Unusual Attractions
Masonic Home for the Aged
The Masonic Home is known to be a
haunted house. It was built in 1926. It
help about 80 to 100 retired people lived
in there. Legend says that it’s one of the
scariest houses. In the 70’s the building
was closed down and moved across
town. In 1995 the building was donated
and used as a storage.
Skirvin Hotel
The Skirvin Hotel opened in 1911.
when it first opened it had 225 rooms
and also had 12 floors. Ten years later
they have added over 300 more
rooms. NBA players have said that the
hotel is haunted and also said the
owner had had sex with one of the
maids and he had got her pregnant
and locker her in a hotel room on the
10th floor. And after she had the kid
she was depressed and jumped out of
a window and killed herself.