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| Oklahoma Facts |
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Born in 1879 on a large ranch in the Cherokee Nation near what later would become Oologah, Oklahoma, Will Rogers was first an Indian, a cowboy then a national figure. Will Rogers was a star of Broadway and 71 movies of the 1920s and 1930s. |
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Clinton Riggs designed the YIELD sign. It was first used on a trial basis in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
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Choctaw is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma. Choctaw gained status as a town in 1893. |
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