GeoByte1:Although the U.S. government had promised the central Oklahoma area to Native American groups, it opened the land to white settlement in 1889.
GeoByte2:Oklahoma City was built over an oil field. At one time about 1,400 wells were pumping oil within the city limits.
GeoByte3:Oklahoma City is the home of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center.
GeoByte4:Oklahoma's capital is near the geographic center of the state.
GeoByte5:Oklahoma's capitol building sits atop a major oil field.