Volume 10 , Issue 34

Oklahoma Tidbits

We all know what "Okla" and "homa" means in the Choctaw language ... 'Land of the Red People.' AND... that Oklahoma is bordered by six states: Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Missouri and Arkansas.

Did you know ... Oklahoma ranks 18th in area at 69,957 square miles; 6,656 square miles of land; 7.5 million acres of forest; 1,301 square miles of water, and more coastline than the Atlantic and Gulf together.

Here are some Oklahoma tidbits that I found in The Freedom Call, August 14, 2008 Issue:

Oklahoma means. 'Land of the Red People' in the Choctaw Language.
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
Oklahoma is divided into 77 counties with a total area of 69,957 square miles.
State Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things)
State Colors: Green and White
State Tree: Redbud (Cercisn Canadensis)
State Animal: American Buffalo (Bison)
State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora Forficata)
State Fish: White Bass (Sandn Bass) (Morone Chrysops)
State Flower: Mistletoe (Phoradendron Serotinum)
State Rock: Rose Rock (Barite Rose)
State Nickname: Sooner State
State Reptile: Mountain Boomer (Collared Lizard). -- NW Okie
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