Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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City with a population of 551,789 in 2008; largest city in Oklahoma. State capital and county seat of Oklahoma County. Settled in 1889 when the Oklahoma Territory was formed and opened to white settlement. By statehood it was the largest city in Oklahoma, and became state capital in 1910. Grew as the result of the discovery of oil in the city in 1928. In 1995 the city was the site of the Oklahoma City Bombing, in which Timothy McVeigh, an extremist American nationalist, exploded a bomb outside the Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people: At the time, the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States.
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Coordinates:   35°28'57"N   97°30'46"W

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  • Best city in the world! I love OKC. We have so much to offer here. We are a fast growing city with a growing economy in the beautiful state of Oklahoma.
  • ... couldn't agree more.
  • okc is a great plcae to grow and be raise its community is awsome
  • downtown is beautiful
  • Oklahoma City is a wonderful place - I have lived here for 38 years and I wouldn't choose anyplace else. A more laid back lifestyle, little traffic congestion, beautiful nature and wide open spaces -- and the people are the BEST!
  • I've lived in one of oklahoma city's suburbs, named midwest city all my life since I was born until december of 2006, my dad was worked at tinker air force base, and that is were me and my family lived.
  • its been a month or so since i moved to Ok and am lovin it!
  • The air conditioned tunnels extend under much of the down town area including the former Federal Building. Good thing T. McVeigh couldn't drive in there.
  • OKC THUNDER!!! KD!!!
  • This town is interesting for its water taxi on a canal in the center
  • Capital with a fairly funny name.
  • Very nice city to live in! You just need to worry about > tornados < and even earthquakes here! The storms here are very strong and even the thunder and lightning here! XD
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