ocr: Oklahoma Capital Oklahoma City Major City Tulsa Nickname Sooner State Flower Mistletoe Landmark Uklahoma was the birthplace of humorist Will Rogers. The Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore includes his grave. Did you know? Wheat, cattle and oil are the mainstays of Oklahoma's economy, Historical Footnote In the Oklahoma land rush of1889, the settlers who got there sooner could claim land for their own; hence the nickname Sooner State. de