Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma resides inside Oklahoma County. Its in the United States Great Plains
area.
Oklahoma City
includes Edmond, Bethany, Yukon, Mustang, El Reno, Moore, Norman, Del City,
Midwest City, Choctaw and Shawnee.
This city was
founded during 1889. Interestingly, the Indian heritage has not been connected
with the city. Primarily, the city is associated with William Classen, Henry
Overholser and John Shartel.
There are a few
notable individuals who originated in Oklahoma City. Among these are Jeff
Rowland, Matt Hoffman, Jim Thorpe, Color Me Badd, Suzy Amis and Lon Chaney.
Among the famous
inventors of the area are Carl Magee and Sylan Goldman. Magee patented the
shopping cart. Magee is renowned for the parking meter.
Songs written about
Oklahoma City are “Oklahoma Borderline,” “Heart of Rock ‘N Roll” and “Route 66.”
This town’s economy
is supported by Dell Computers, America On-Line and General Motors.
Oklahoma City’s
celebrations include the Twilight Concert Series, World Championship Quarter
Horse Show, Stockyards Stampede, Festival of the Arts, the Bricktown 4th
of July and Fireworks in addition to Trick-Or-Treat.
