The Story of Oklahoma In 100 Buildings - Paperback

America turns 250.

Let's go find the candles.

Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story.

We've wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way.

The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered.

Whether you're traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Oklahoma landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Sooner State.

Winnebago War... "wind engines"... Lustron houses... Number 7... Route 66... Packingtown... Black Wall Street... "frozen water trade"... mimetic architecture... Muskogee skyscrapers... the CCC... "cannonball architecture"... Harvey Houses... the golden age of motoring... Five Civilized Tribes... Red River Bridge War... Radium Town... fire towers... "Madison Square Garden of the Plains"... Atoka Agreement... theaters of nature... soddies... "Birthplace of Modern Aviation"... Petunia #1... trolley parks... one-room schools... round barns... atmospheric theaters... Googie architecture... This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time.

The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make Oklahoma uniquely Oklahoma. Why did Phillips 66 gas stations look like English Tudor cottages? Solved. How did Charles Colcord's hunting dogs help him build Oklahoma's tallest skyscraper? A mystery no more. Where did miners in Oklahoma's Gold Rush go to shop? Identified. Where was the last surrender of Confederate troops in the Civil War? Revealed. Why was Route 66 in Afton built only nine feet wide? No one knows.

It is a story only Oklahoma can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Sooner State standing in plain sight on Oklahoma streets!