Tulsa

Tulsa
Tulsan, n.
/tul"seuh/, n.
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region. 360,919.

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City (pop., 2000: 393,049), northeastern Oklahoma, U.S. On the Arkansas River, Tulsa originated in 1836 as a settlement of Creek Indian immigrants; white settlement began in 1882 after the arrival of the railway.

The discovery of oil nearby in the early 20th century launched an oil and gas boom, and phenomenal growth followed. Many major oil companies now have plants and offices in the city. It is the head of navigation for the Arkansas River Navigation System, a waterway that stretches 440 mi (708 km) to the junction of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers. The commercial and financial centre of a rich agricultural area, it is the seat of the University of Tulsa (1894) and Oral Roberts University (1965).

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      city, Osage and Tulsa counties, seat (1907) of Tulsa county, northeastern Oklahoma, U.S., situated on the Arkansas River. It originated in 1836 as a settlement of Creek Indians who named it for their former town in Alabama. White settlement began after the arrival in 1882 of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The discovery of oil (petroleum) in nearby Red Fork (1901) and Glenn Pool (1905) launched the mid-continent oil and gas boom, and phenomenal growth followed. Hundreds of oil companies now have plants and offices in the city, which was the site of the International Petroleum Exposition (held 1965–80). The main economic activity is based on petroleum—exploration, drilling, production, refining, and research. The aviation-aerospace industry also is important to Tulsa's economy, which includes a wide range of manufacturing and wholesale distribution activities. The city serves as the commercial and financial centre of a rich agricultural area and is the national headquarters of the U.S. Jaycees.

      The municipally owned Spavinaw Water System brings clear water from the Ozark foothills, 70 miles (110 km) away. Surrounded by man-made lakes and reservoirs, Tulsa, with the nearby port of Catoosa on the Verdigris River, is the head of navigation for the Arkansas River Navigation System. It thus has access via the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers to the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico and to barge transportation, complementing airlines, railroads, and truck lines.

      Thirty-five blocks of the original city centre, largely inhabited by African Americans, were burned during race riots in May and June of 1921; 300 people are believed to have died. In the following decade Tulsa's downtown was rebuilt, and the city is now renowned for its many buildings in the Art Deco style, including the Pythian Building, Union Depot, and the Phillips Oil “Philcade.” The city's cultural institutions include the Gilcrease Museum (1949), the University of Tulsa (Tulsa, University of) (1894), and Oral Roberts University (1965). Inc. 1898. Pop. (1990) city, 367,302; Tulsa MSA, 708,954; (2000) city, 393,049; Tulsa MSA, 803,253.

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