History of Tulsa, OK
This city was settled between the years 1828 - 1836 and this happened after the city was attacked by a tribe of Native Americans. In the year 1921, this city became the host of a violent riot that was known as the Tulsa Race Riot. This was one of the most violent acts in the country. This Riot lasted an average of 17 hours. It left about 10,000 people without homes and resulted in about $1.8 million of damage. There were about 300 black people who died in this Riot. This city once had a nickname of Oil Capital and it also once played a major part of an essential hub for oil. History Tulsa had become home to Black Wall Street which was a community that was prosperous to African Americans in the beginning of the 20th century. In the year 1925, a businessman who was named Cyrus Avery started a campaign that was going to help make a road which would connect California as well as Chicago. It would do this by getting the US Hwy 66 established and therefore earning itself the name of being the Birthplace of Route 66. There was a recession in the year 1982 and even parts of Texas as well as Oklahoma became affected. They both depended on oil and gas prices went on a freefall and there was an exodus that affected oil industries. Tulsa too became depended on oil and this was perhaps one of the biggest hits. There was a complete recovery in the yea r1992. Architecture There was a boom of buildings in the 20th century and this gave the city a large array of buildings and art deco architecture. One of the most seen and common designs is the zigzag as well as streamline. You can see the art deco is traced back to olden buildings as well as the neighborhoods. There is a rather big art deco collection of buildings such as the Boston Avenue Church and the Mid Continent Tower. The year 2001 Tulsa was chosen as the city to host the International Art Deco Congress. Culture Oklahoma is in the southern portion of the country however it gets influence from nearby locations from the Southwest, the Southern culture and Midwestern cultural regions. You can find that these influences are in its cultural centers, zoos, museums, wildlife, artwork, public sculptures, and preserves. There are several historical sculptures as well that show a piece of the history of the city's beginnings. There are several pieces of art that are around the city that have been funded since the year 1969 by the budget of the city. Each year there is a new statue or sculpture that is installed near the Arkansas River Trail. Education There are 3 public schools that are in the district and there are 9 high schools. In the public schools, there are about 41,000 students attending. The first public schools became established in 1905. A year later there were more schools being constructed. The high school was opened in the year 1906 and was located near a former Presbyterian school which had been razed. This newer school consisted of 3 stories and had a dome. In the year 1913, this school had been accredited. Booker T Washington is one of the high schools in this school district and has become number 65 in a ranking of the best high schools.
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