Introduction

The name Oklahoma comes from two Choctaw Indian words, okla, which means "people", and humma, which means "red". Oklahoma's capital is Oklahoma City. The state flower is the mistletoe, a favorite for kissing under during the winter holidays. Oil made Oklahoma a rich state, but natural-gas production has now surpassed it.
Oil refining, meat packing, food processing, and machinery manufacturing are important industries. Minerals produced in Oklahoma include helium, gypsum, zinc, cement, coal, copper, and silver.Oklahoma's rich plains produce bumper yields of wheat, as well as large crops of sorghum, hay, cotton, and peanuts. More than half of Oklahoma's annual farm receipts are contributed by livestock products, including cattle, dairy products, swine, and broilers.

Tourist attractions include the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, the Cherokee Cultural Center with a restored Cherokee village, the restored Fort Gibson Stockade near Muskogee, the Lake Texoma recreation area, Pari-Mutual horse racing at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, and Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw.

City List