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State Capital: Oklahoma City
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Admission to Statehood:
November 16, 1907
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State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Economy-
- Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, milk, poultry, cotton.
- Industry: Transportation equipment, machinery, electric products, rubber and plastic products, food processing.
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State Flag: The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war. The center shield is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers. Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet, or peace pipe. The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are Native American signs for stars, representing high ideals.
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State Flower: Mistletoe - The oldest of Oklahoma's symbols, adopted in
1893 -- 14 years before statehood. Mistletoe grows on trees throughout the state
and is particularly bountiful in the southern regions of Oklahoma.
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Highest Point: Black Mesa; 4,973 feet, 23rd
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Lowest Point: Little River; 287 feet, 34th
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Motto: Labor omnia vincit
- Labor conquers all things
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State Nickname: Sooner State
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