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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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Oklahoma's four mountain ranges include the Ouachitas, Arbuckles, Wichitas and the Kiamichis. |
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A statue entitled "Hopes and Dreams," in downtown Perry, Oklahoma was created by local sculptor Bill Bennett and placed there on a massive granite pedestal as a Cherokee Strip Centennial memorial. |
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