Wonderful thread Aqua! thank you so much for presenting this to us. & love the color scheme you chose... great.
My favorite brother lives in Oklahoma! (well, my only brother) but I will give him & some of his friends that I know a heads up on this thread... and if I can get into my external hard drives will post some pix of my visits there.
So nice that this is a two day thread. They all should be IMHO.. showcase them well..
Timkin Air Force Base is in Oklahoma City....
Great presentation, Aqua.
Sure wish our congress-critters were of the same caliber as Oklahoma’s.
Oh, and I have a nephew who played baseball at OU.
My maternal Grandparents and my wife’s were Sooners.
My Grandparents lived in Oklahoma for the rest of their lives as most of their descendants. Their son and one daughter, who left, ended up in border towns in Texas and Kansas. I was the first real escapee until a nephew and neice left the state. About 95% of my high school graduation class stayed in Oklahoma or returned after school and/or the military.
My wife’s grandparents had two terrible winters in the Lawton area and summers. They returned to the midwest and their families/friends after those two years. My wife’s grandfather developed health problems and died in a few years after their return to the midwest. Her grandmother raised her mother and two uncles by herself during some tough economic times.
Beautiful thread, Aqua. Thank you for bringing us Oklahoma.
My maternal grandmother was born in Altus, OK in 1896.
My mother and I visited relatives in Oklahoma in 1995. I heard a lot of family stories and saw some beautiful country. Also met some wonderful relatives.
Thank you again for this beautiful presentation.
Hugs.
Thank you to Everyone for the Wonderful Pics I've Seen, and Everyone have a Blessed Day.
They say Oklahoma doesn't have a professional football team. Don't say that in Norman! We always planned on Oklahoma to beat the Aggies, but the Texas Oklahoma game was a different story. Good memories in those old games, and many a nasty hangover.
If you're looking in......Hey Clyde, you old OKS Cowboy!
BTTT
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Oklahoma was incorporated into statehood on November 16, 1907. A lot has happened since then some good, some not so good. There's a lot of interesting stories to look at and lots of interesting stuff to read about.
Lawton is Oklahoma's third largest city. it came into existence as the result of a land lottery. The city is home to one of America's greatest military installations, Ft. Sill. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is also within driving distance. There's lots of Buffalo out there.
So much to find out about this great state of Oklahoma. I invite everyone to take a look at this thread to find out more.
He was born in Springfield, MO.
I am just now starting to look everything over and so far, it is absolutely wonderful........I’m hearing Oklahoma in my head!! Great pic. of Jim and love the Pledge. I am sure it will take me a while to go through everything but you all have done a beautiful job........love everything I have seen so far! Thank ya’ll!