Route 66: Oklahoma State Capitol
Oklahoma City, founded in the Land Run of 1889, is the capitol of the State of Oklahoma. With a population of over one-half million within the city limits and over 1,200,000 in the greater metropolitan area Oklahoma City is the 30th largest city in the United States.
The Oklahoma State Capitol Building is located in State Capitol Park with the southbound lanes of Route-66 on its west side and the northbound lanes on its east side. The Oklahoma State Capitol is the only capitol in the world surrounded by working oil wells. The name Oklahoma is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning red people. The state was made famous by Roger’s & Hammerstein’s long running Broadway show Oklahoma!
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Panorama by Louis Davidson, Route 66
