Oil Derricks

These are actually replicas of derricks, which are seldom seen these days. They are used in the initial drilling of a well, then removed to be used again. Only the pump set up is left behind.

Chapter 19 Oklahoma and Homecoming

July 15th 2010
July 7—After resting yesterday, I took off today to roam around some more. I drove to Tahlequah, which is the capitol of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Heritage Center is on the grounds of an old Cherokee school for girls. There is a great museum there, and a living Cherokee village representing the way they lived in the 1700s before they were forcibly removed from the East Coast to Oklaho ... read more

North America » United States

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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