Tulsa

Tulsa is a city in northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River. Its history includes the oil boom, the 1921 massacre in Greenwood, and a notable collection of Art Deco buildings.

Creek Nation: The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe with historic homelands in the southeastern United States. Creek people established a settlement at the site of present-day Tulsa in the nineteenth century.
Greenwood District: Greenwood is a historic neighborhood in Tulsa once known for its prosperous Black-owned businesses and institutions. Its growth and destruction form a defining chapter of Tulsa’s history.
Waite Phillips: Waite Phillips was an American oilman and philanthropist who made his fortune in Oklahoma and founded Philmont Scout Ranch. His Tulsa estate became the Philbrook Museum of Art.
Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of Oklahoma. It competes with Tulsa as the state’s principal urban and economic center.
Indian Territory: Indian Territory was a region of the United States set aside for Native American nations, largely in what is now Oklahoma. Tulsa developed within this territory before Oklahoma statehood.
Tulsa Race Massacre: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a white mob’s attack on the prosperous Black community of Greenwood. The massacre destroyed much of Greenwood and remains central to the city’s historical memory.
Bruce Goff: Bruce Goff was an American architect known for unconventional, organic designs and buildings in Oklahoma. His work is part of the broader architectural legacy associated with Tulsa.
Muskogee, Oklahoma: Muskogee is a city in eastern Oklahoma with a history tied to Native American nations and railroads. Its regional history offers a contrast to Tulsa’s stronger association with oil and Art Deco.
Oklahoma Territory: Oklahoma Territory was a United States territory formed in 1890 from lands west of Indian Territory. Its creation and eventual union with Indian Territory shaped the political setting around Tulsa.
Tulsa Oilers: The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team’s name recalls the petroleum industry that shaped the city’s identity.

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Oral RobertsRelated: Roberts’s university and major ministry projects made Tulsa a center of his public legacy.