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Bison Information:
Bison is in Garfield county. Area zipcodes, with demographic data: 73720
Bison area code: 580
Bison latitude and longitude: 36.1918, 97.8745
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The name Oklahoma comes from two Choctaw Indian words, okla, which
means "people," and humma, which means "red." In 1889, Congress opened
up 2 million acres for white settlement (it was previously open only
to Native Americans who were forced to leave their homelands), and the
first of a number of land runs began. Some of the state's settlers
were called "Sooners" because they had already staked their land
claims before the land was officially opened for settlement. Oklahoma
was admitted as the 46th state in 1907. Oklahoma's capital is an easy
one to remember--Oklahoma City. The state flower is the mistletoe, a
favorite for kissing under during the winter holidays.
Copyright: Library of Congress and CIA Fact Book.
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