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45-581: The field includes drill sites around the Oklahoma State Capitol and other nearby state government buildings. The field was the first within an urban area in Oklahoma and caused immediate friction. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission passed an order stopping all drilling for 30 days on September 11, 1929. The Oklahoma City Council passed an ordinance in 1930 to limit drilling to one well per city block. Subsequent legal challenges and flagrant violations of

90-594: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake near El Reno caused several cracks to materialize in walls and ceilings of the Capitol, including one crack measuring about 50 feet in length. In 1998, state legislators and the governor enacted legislation to create the Oklahoma Centennial Act, which formed the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission. The commission worked to fund a dome, which

135-612: A dome completed in 2002. Oklahoma's first capital was Guthrie, Oklahoma , but it moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. Construction began on the Oklahoma State Capitol in 1914 and was completed in 1917. Originally, it housed the judicial branch of Oklahoma, but the state's high courts moved most of their operations to the Oklahoma Judicial Center in 2011, leaving only the Supreme Court Hearing Chamber in

180-471: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

225-543: A restraining order by Logan County Sheriff John Mahoney blocking the transfer. Anthony obtained written authorization from Cross, retrieved the seal from the Logan County courthouse, and delivered it to Oklahoma City. After the capital was transferred, Guthrie lost much of its government-related business and numerous residents. It began to dwindle in size and soon lost its status as Oklahoma's second-largest city, initially to Muskogee , then later to Tulsa . A challenge to

270-514: A well-preserved Victorian enclave. Whereas growth and inattentive urban planning caused other Oklahoma towns such as Oklahoma City to destroy much of their early downtown architecture, much of the entire central business and residential district of Guthrie is intact. The National Finals Steer Roping Rodeo is held in Guthrie. On six occasions, the Texas rodeo promoter Dan Taylor was chute director for

315-597: Is a four-hour drive from the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area . The city is located in the Frontier Country region in the center of the state. It is approximately 32 miles (51 km) north of Oklahoma City . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km ), of which 48.4 km (18.7 m Iti²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km )

360-605: Is a noted producer of gas. 35°29′27″N 97°30′12″W  /  35.4909°N 97.5033°W  / 35.4909; -97.5033 Oklahoma State Capitol The Oklahoma State Capitol is the house of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma . It is the building that houses the Oklahoma Legislature and executive branch offices. It is located along Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City and contains 452,508 square feet of floor area. The present structure includes

405-468: Is approximately 12 by 4.5 miles (19.3 km × 7.2 km) and encompasses 32 square miles (83 km) with a productive area of 13,770 acres (55.7 km). Subsurface mapping of the field demonstrated that the producing north-south trending anticlinal structure is bounded on the east by large normal fault with over 2,000 feet (610 m) of throw. The anticline has over 1,000 feet (300 m) of producing structural closure. Stratigraphically ,

450-612: Is famous for its oil wells and remains the only state capitol grounds in the United States with active oil rigs. The capitol building is directly atop the Oklahoma City Oil Field . The state capitol building and the surrounding government buildings, non-government agencies, museums, libraries, and tree lined streets and boulevards form the Oklahoma State Capitol Complex or Capitol Campus. The complex includes

495-456: Is nationally significant for its collection of late 19th and early 20th century commercial architecture. The Guthrie Historic District includes more than 2,000 buildings and is designated as a National Historic Landmark . Historic tourism is important to the city, and its Victorian architecture provides a backdrop for Wild West and territorial-style entertainment, carriage tours, replica trolley cars, specialty shops, and art galleries. Guthrie

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540-531: Is water. The total area is 2.81 percent water. Guthrie is in the Sandstone Hills region of Oklahoma, known for hills of 250 to 400 feet (120 m) and oak forests and an ecological region known as the Cross Timbers . Guthrie has a humid subtropical climate , with frequent variations in weather daily and seasonally, except during the consistently hot and humid summer months. Consistent winds, usually from

585-639: The 1930s, the most prominent being the Wild Mary Sudik well. Cumulative production from the field is in excess of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent The Oklahoma City Oil Field is in a faulted anticlinal structure located on the southern end of the Nemaha Ridge and the northeast rim of the Anadarko Basin . The vertical normal fault bounds the anticline on the east side and the displacement of about 2,000 feet (610 m) occurred simultaneously with

630-479: The Capitol dome is decorated, in six-inch gold letters, with the names of donors who contributed at least $ 1 million to the dome's construction, referred to as "the ring of honor ", a concept usually limited to the most prominent players on professional football teams. Donors so named include Halliburton , Hobby Lobby Stores , "the People of Oklahoma", and General Motors . This design decision attracted some criticism at

675-516: The Oklahoma City anticline is a "bald-headed structure" with a major unconformity at the base of the Pennsylvanian sediments. Because of this, the most prolific reservoir of the field, the "Wilcox Sand", was found at the structurally lowest producing position within the field and was the last of the major Ordovician reservoirs to be developed. The high gas pressure wells suffered blowouts in

720-407: The Oklahoma State Capitol began after a groundbreaking ceremony on July 20, 1914. Architects Soloman Andrew Layton and S. Wemyss-Smith were paid $ 75,000 to develop the architectural plans, while James Stewart & Company received the construction contract. The building's exterior is constructed mainly of Indiana limestone, with a base of local Oklahoma pink granite, and Oklahoma black granite for

765-603: The Pollard Theatre Company. With an emphasis on creative story-telling to illuminate the shared human experience, the Pollard produces six or more plays and musicals annually, enlisting artists across the United States. The annual holiday favorite is A Territorial Christmas Carol. Guthrie is served by the Guthrie News-Leader newspaper. Guthrie lies along one of the primary corridors into Texas and Mexico, and

810-751: The State Capitol Park, the Oklahoma History Center, the Oklahoma Judicial Center, and the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion. The 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m ) mansion has a limestone exterior to complement the Oklahoma State Capitol's exterior. The surrounding neighborhood is home to numerous restaurants and bars. The Oklahoma History Center opened in 2005 and is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It preserves

855-510: The capital of the new Territory of Oklahoma . Within months, Guthrie was developed as a modern brick and stone "Queen of the Prairie" with municipal water , electricity, a mass transit system, and underground parking garages for horses and carriages . Guthrie's western heritage includes the fact that, on April 13, 1898, outlaw Richard "Little Dick" West, a former member of the Wild Bunch gang ,

900-482: The capital to Oklahoma City . On June 11, 1910, the state seal was taken from Guthrie and moved south to Oklahoma City, where the Oklahoma State Capitol is located today. Lee Cruce , the second Governor of Oklahoma, commissioned the architectural construction of the present day structure. Prior to its construction, state government offices were housed in the Huckins Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. Construction on

945-491: The capitol building. The state capitol complex is the only state capitol grounds in the United States with active oil rigs. Oklahoma's territorial capital and first state capital was located in the city of Guthrie . The settlement of the first state capital began at noon on April 22, 1889, when cannons sounded the start of the Oklahoma land run . The town was designated as the territorial capital in 1890. State government officials let voters decide on whether or not to move

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990-401: The city was 75.84% White , 15.77% African American , 2.97% Native American , 0.42% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.94% from other races , and 3.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.79% of the population. There were 3,854 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.2% had

1035-485: The competition in Guthrie. Historical tourism has become a significant industry for the town. Guthrie is the largest urban Historic district in Oklahoma, containing 2,169 buildings, 1,400 acres (567 ha; 5.67 km ) and 400 city blocks. Guthrie is a "Certified City;" it has received a Community Development Block Grant to inventory infrastructure features for Capital Improvement Planning. Guthrie has two lakes to

1080-497: The dome. When the Layton and Smith firm (the firm selected to design the building) presented its preliminary drawings to the commission in 1914, the plans did not include a dome. However, the building was designed to allow for a weighty dome to adorn the central square rotunda. The original commission was split on the desirability of the dome due to the high cost, and as completed, the capitol was not domed In 2006, plans were made to move

1125-509: The edges of the Unassigned Lands in hopes of staking a claim to a plot. At noon on April 22, 1889, cannons resounded at a 2,000,000- acre (810,000  ha ; 8,100  km ) section of Indian Territory , launching president Benjamin Harrison 's "Hoss Race" or Land Run of 1889 . People ran for both farmlands and towns. During the next six hours, about 10,000 people settled in what became

1170-474: The figure of 9,925 in the 2000 census . First known as a railroad station stop, after the Land Run of 1889 , Guthrie immediately gained 10,000 new residents, who began to develop the town. It was rapidly improved and was designated as the territorial capital, and in 1907 as the first state capital of Oklahoma. In 1910, state voters chose the larger Oklahoma City as the new capital in a special election. Guthrie

1215-457: The first floor. The building also contains a museum, a cafeteria, and a barber shop. Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen's mural Flight of Spirit , honoring the Five Moons , notable 20th-century Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma is on display in the Capitol rotunda. Several large paintings by Wayne Cooper are on display in the building. Many of them depict the early heritage and oil history of

1260-669: The folding, forming a structural trap . The top of the structural trap is marked by a pre- Pennsylvanian unconformity with sediments subcropping against the Oswego Lime. The sedimentary section starts with the Arbuckle Dolomite overlain by Simpson strata, which includes the Oil Creek, McLish, Tulip Creek, and Wilcox sandstones , of Ordovician age, with the Wilcox being the most productive zone. The Oswego limestone of Pennsylvanian age

1305-474: The grand staircase. The interior prominently features marble as well as fixtures from a variety of sources. While original plans called for a dome, it was omitted due to cost overruns discovered in 1915 when the original $ 1.5 million appropriated by the Oklahoma Legislature proved insufficient. The building was, however, designed to support a dome. The building was completed on June 30, 1917. In 1952,

1350-555: The history of Oklahoma from prehistoric Native American tribes to the present day. The west wing of the Capitol houses the Oklahoma House of Representatives chamber and offices. The east wing houses the Oklahoma Senate chamber and offices. The ceremonial office of the governor is located on the second floor. Elected state officials such as the state auditor and inspector, state treasurer, and state attorney general have offices on

1395-548: The judicial branch into the old Oklahoma Historical Society building, as the agency was moving into the Oklahoma History Center . The court offices moved to the new Oklahoma Judicial Center in 2011. The Oklahoma State Capitol, located at 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City is composed primarily of white limestone and Oklahoma pink granite. However, the building's dome is made of steel-reinforced concrete and reinforced plaster casts. The state capitol complex

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1440-564: The law led to Governor William H. Murray 's declarations of martial law around the wells on May 5 and June 6 of 1932 and March 4, 1933. It also led to House Bill 481, passed April 10, 1933. The discovery well, the Indian Territory Oil Illuminating Company (ITIO) and Foster Petroleum Corporation Oklahoma City Number 1 well was drilled on a surface anticlinal structure in the Garber Sandstone of Permian age and

1485-649: The new state capital was heard in the Oklahoma Supreme Court ; it upheld the election and move in its ruling on February 9, 1911, as did the United States Supreme Court in 1911. The center district of Guthrie was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service in 1999, in recognition of the city's importance to state history, as well as its rich architecture. As a result of Guthrie's early loss of prominence, it has

1530-496: The new state capital, and in 1910 a special election was held to determine the location of the state capital. 96,488 votes were cast for Oklahoma City; 31,031 for Guthrie; and 8,382 for Shawnee . Governor Charles N. Haskell , who was in Tulsa on the day of the election, ordered his secretary W. B. Anthony to have Oklahoma Secretary of State Bill Cross obtain the state seal and transport it to Oklahoma City, despite having been served

1575-455: The south or south-southeast during the summer, help temper the hotter weather. Consistent northerly winds during the winter can intensify cold periods. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,925 people, 3,854 households, and 2,474 families residing in the city. The population density was 531.6 inhabitants per square mile (205.3/km ). There were 4,308 housing units at an average density of 230.7 per square mile (89.1/km ). The racial makeup of

1620-814: The south, Liberty Lake and Guthrie Lake. Its museums include the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and hosts the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival , which draws 15,000 visitors annually. In addition, Guthrie claims to be the "Bed and Breakfast capital of Oklahoma. Guthrie also hosts the Guthrie Scottish Rite Masonic Temple , one of the world's largest Masonic Centers, which in years past has brought artists such as Henry Mancini, Lena Horne, Victor Borge, and Luciano Pavarotti to local audiences. Guthrie has Oklahoma's oldest year-round professional theatre company,

1665-448: The state capital, it looked like a well-established Eastern city. Guthrie prospered as the administrative center of the territory, but it was eclipsed in economic influence by Oklahoma City early in the 20th century. Oklahoma City had become a major junction for several railroads and had also attracted a major industry in the form of meat packing . Oklahoma City business leaders began campaigning soon after statehood to make Oklahoma City

1710-622: The state. Seminole artist Enoch Kelly Haney 's painting The Earth and I are One is on display on the first floor of the building. The Senate lobby includes a 6 by 10 feet (1.8 m × 3.0 m) oil-on-canvas painting of the Ceremonial Transfer of the Louisiana Purchase in New Orleans - 1803 by Mike Wimmer. The Senate Lounge displays a watercolor painting entitled Community of Boling Springs by Sonya Terpening. The base of

1755-434: The territory for his National Loan & Trust Company. He was asked by the local people to be the first Governor of Oklahoma. Whitley traveled to Washington, D.C. where he persuaded the U.S. Congress to allow Guthrie to be the new capital of the future state of Oklahoma. This was specified in the 1906 Oklahoma Enabling Act , which established certain requirements for the new state constitution. By 1907, when Guthrie became

1800-601: The time, and in 2011 state representative Eric Proctor attempted to pass legislation replacing the names with those of Oklahomans who had received the Congressional Medal of Honor . Guthrie, Oklahoma Guthrie is a city and county seat in Logan County, Oklahoma , United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex . The population was 10,191 at the 2010 census , a 2.7 percent increase from

1845-407: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,460, and the median income for a family was $ 38,732. Males had a median income of $ 27,948 versus $ 21,186 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,774. About 9.8% of families and 17.3% of the population were below

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1890-643: Was completed in the Cambro - Ordovician Arbuckle Limestone for an IPF of 6,564 barrels (1,044 m) of oil per day at a depth of 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Subsequent development drilling opened up numerous other reservoirs including the Ordovician Basal Oil Creek Sand and the prolific Simpson "Wilcox" Sand. Initial flow rates in the "Wilcox Sand" were nothing short of spectacular often exceeding 20,000 barrels (3,200 m) of oil per day and 20 million cubic feet (570,000 m) per day. The field

1935-578: Was established in 1887 as a railroad station called Deer Creek on the Southern Kansas Railway (later acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ) running from the Kansas – Oklahoma border to Purcell . The name was later changed to Guthrie, named for jurist John Guthrie of Topeka, Kansas . A post office was established on April 4, 1889. In 1889, some 50,000 potential settlers gathered at

1980-420: Was in the initial plans in 1914, for the Oklahoma State Capitol and construction of the dome began in 2001 and was completed in 2002. It included a 22 feet (6.7 m) bronze sculpture called The Guardian . During exterior restoration work in 2014, engineers discovered significant cracks in the precast panels that comprise the dome, but not in any of the supports. The building was designed and built to support

2025-535: Was in town when approached by legendary lawmen Heck Thomas and Bill Tilghman . He refused to surrender and was killed in the resulting gunfight. He is buried in the Summit View Cemetery in Guthrie near outlaw Bill Doolin . Hobart Johnstone Whitley , also known as HJ and the 'Father of Hollywood,' was the first president of the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce. Whitley built the first brick block building in

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