Tulsa

The city of Tulsa is located in the on the Easter side of Oklahoma at a latitude of 36° 07' North and longitude 95° 58 West.http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=402 The first council meeting was held in 1836 under an oak tree that still stands today.http://www.cityoftulsa.org/our-city/about-tulsa.aspx

The history of Tulsa began as a part Indian territory, created for the relocation of Choctaw, Cherokee, Muscogee(Creek), Chickasaw, and Seminole peoples.http://bestoftulsa.com/html/history.shtml During the 1800s the industry of Tulsa was cattle.http://bestoftulsa.com/html/history.shtml In 1901 oil was discovered southwest of Tulsa and the town turned into a boom town with investors and wildcatters flooding into the city.http://bestoftulsa.com/html/history.shtml The city achieved statehood in 1901.http://bestoftulsa.com/html/history.shtml A bridge was eventually built across the Arkansas River, joining the oil fields with the homes and businesses and allowing free movement of goods and supplies. More oil was discovered in the 1920s and 1930s and a second oil boom brought people from all over to live in Tulsa, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York.http://bestoftulsa.com/html/history.shtml The city was known as "The Oil Capital Of The World" until the 1980s.http://bestoftulsa.com/html/history.shtml