Oklahoma

Statehood

Nov 16, 1907

Capital

Oklahoma City

Nickname

The Sooner State

Oklahoma

About

The US state of Oklahoma is located in the South Central region. The state got its name from the language of the Choctaw people who first inhabited the land. The state's largest metropolitan area is that of the Greater Oklahoma City area. The state's official mammal is the American bison. Oklahoma was the 46th state to join the Union.

Trivia

The state's motto is, "Labor omnia vincit." The shopping cart was invented in Ardmore, OK in 1936. The very first Girl Scout cookies were sold in Muskogee, OK. 

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