Statehood:
November 16, 1907 (46th State)
State song: "Oklahoma" (1953)
State bird: scissor-tailed flycatcher (1951)
State tree: redbud (1937)
State Floral Emblem: mistletoe (1893)
State flower:
Oklahoma
Rose
State Animal: bison (1972);
State Reptile: mountain boomer lizard (1969);
State Stone: rose rock (barite rose) (1968);
State Colors: green and white (1915);
State Beverage: milk;
State Butterfly: black swallowtail;
State Fish: white or sand bass;
State Folk dance: square dance;
State Furbearer: raccoon;
State Game animal: white-tailed deer;
State Grass: Indiangrass;
State Insect: honeybee;
State Musical instrument: fiddle;
State Poem: "Howdy Folks," David Randolph Milsten;
State Waltz: "Oklahoma
Wind";
State Wildflower: Indian blanket
State Nickname:
Sooner State
State Motto: "Labor omnia vincit" - Labor Conquers All Things
Highest Point: The highest point in
Oklahoma
is Black Mesa at 4,973 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Oklahoma
is Little River at 289 feet above sea level
Largest cities: Oklahoma City, 531,324; Tulsa, 382,457; Norman,
101,719; Lawton, 90,234; Broken Arrow, 86,228; Edmond, 74,881; Midwest City, 54,890;
Moore, 47,697; Enid, 46,416; Stillwater, 40,906:
Famous Oklahomans: Johnny Bench baseball player, Oklahoma City
John Berryman poet, MacAlester
Garth Brooks singer, Tulsa
Jeremy Castle singer, Blanchard
Iron Eyes Cody Cherokee actor
Gordon Cooper astronaut, Shawnee
Ralph Ellison writer, Oklahoma City
James Garner actor, Norman
Owen K. Garriott astronaut, Enid
Vince Gill singer, Norman
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