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Crossroads of the Explorers - Oklahoma History Center - Oklahoma City, OK - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com
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Crossroads of the Explorers - Oklahoma History Center - Oklahoma City, OK
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Municipal Parks and Plazas
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hamquilter
N 35° 29.671 W 097° 29.905
14S E 636197 N 3928922
This flag plaza is a display of the fourteen flags which have flown over Oklahoma's land.
Waymark Code:
WMM3B0
Location:
Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted:
07/14/2014
Published By:
DougK
Views:
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Bordering the east parking lot at the Oklahoma History Center are these fourteen flagpoles, each flying one of the flags of the nations that once claimed this land. This is a fascinating part of our history that we don't always stop to consider.
At the base of each flagpole is a marker which explains the circumstances under which this nation held claim.
- First Flag - Royal Standard of Spain - Coronado's Expedition - 1541
- Second Flag - Union Flag of Great Britain - Carolina Land Grant included Oklahoma - 1663
- Third Flag - Royal Flag of France - LaSalle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi - 1682
- Fourth Flag - Standard of the Empire of Spain - Ceded by France to Spain, Treaty of Paris - 1763
- Fifth Flag - Standard of the French Republic - Province of Louisiana re-ceded by Spain to France - 1800
- Sixth Flag - Second National United States Flag - 15 stripes - Louisiana Purchase - 1803
- Seventh Flag - Third National United States Flag - 13 stripes - Star for each state changed by law - 1818
- Eighth Flag - Flag of the Republic of Mexico - Oklahoma Panhandle claimed by Mexico - 1821-1836
- Ninth Flag - First Flag of the Republic of Texas - Oklahoma Panhandle and Greer County claimed by Texas - 1836
- Tenth Flag - Second Flag of Republic of Texas - Texas claim on Oklahoma Panhandle and Greer County - 1839-1850
- Eleventh Flag - Choctaw National Flag - Choctaw Indian troops first carried flag during Civil War - 1861
- Twelfth Flag - First National Flag of the Confederacy - Claimed by Confederacy - 1861
- Thirteenth Flag - First Oklahoma State Flag - Adopted by State legislature - 1911
- Fourteenth Flag - Current Oklahoma State Flag - Adopted by State legislature - 1925
This flag plaza display is sponsored by OGE Energy Corporation
Name:
Crossroads of the Explorers
Street Location:
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Local Municipality:
Oklahoma City
State/Province, etc.:
OK
Country:
US
Web Site:
[Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration:
No
Recreational Facilities:
This is a history museum with numerous indoor and outdoor exhibits.
Monuments/Statues:
Several - indoor and outdoor
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.):
Yes
Fountains:
Yes
Date Established:
Not listed
Picnic Facilities:
Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach:
Not listed
Special Events:
Not listed
Traditional Geocaches:
Not listed
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