Volume 12 , Issue 28

Oklahoma Settlement Patterns

"When Oklahoma became the forty-sixth state in 1907, it could have been described as a patchwork quilt of destroyed Indian reservations. Its citizenry consisted of southern cotton farmers, midwestern wheat farmers, and western cattlemen, with minorities of American Indians, African Americans, and ethnic Europeans. The twentieth century brought new urban "settlers" from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, making Oklahoma a state of many and varied cultural traditions. " -- Oklahoma Historical Society's - Settlement Patterns in Oklahoma   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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