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Oklahoma: A Story Through Her People

A full-color photography book showcasing Oklahoma paired with the histories of companies, institutions, and organizations that have made the state great.

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Wichita Mountains<br />

The Wichita Mountains and the Arbuckle Mountains are among the world’s oldest mountains,<br />

dating from the Pennsylvania Period, 320 million years ago. They were once the size of the Alps<br />

until the forces of nature reduced them to exposed outcrops and eroded stumps.<br />

The first humans to arrive in the region were nomadic, following herds of prehistoric animals<br />

such as large reptiles and mammoths. Between 20,000 and 2,000 years ago, Folsom hunters,<br />

Ozark Bluff Dwellers, and other Archaic people continued their nomadic lifestyle, evidenced<br />

by spear points they left from their hunts. About 2,000 years ago, <strong>Oklahoma</strong>’s primitive people<br />

abandoned cave and ledge dwellings and began building more permanent structures.<br />

Opposite page and above: Wichita Mountains.<br />

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