The Tulsa flag consists of a half-white blue and half-beige lower part separated by a golden horizontal line and a golden Osage shield piercing the left third. The shield consists of a red circle and a six-beige star inside the circle.
This flag is remarkable because it is one of the few modern flags that use beige in its design – a color that often associated with the fading of flags from the time of use.
History
Flag 1924–1941
The first Tulsa flag was a non-rectangular design with flies ending in an equilateral triangle. It consisted of a white background with a large red circle in the center with the word “Tulsa” inside.
Eight blue rays and six white rays originate from the red circle. In the wider white sections, there are two red arrows pointing inwards with the words “unlimited” on the lift and “opportunity” in flight, both in white and in capital letters.
The plan reflects the arrogance of Tulsa early in the year, which, with the rapid growth of the oil industry, attracts visitors, settlers, and various occupations, and loudly announces a bright future for all.
It approved on June 5, 1924, during the reign of Hermann F. Newblock and designed by Alfred Perry. W. A. (Rose) Sush sewed the first flag.
Flag 1941–1973
The second Tulsa flag consisted of a besieged star and contained a sphere embossed with the words “Tulsa Oklahoma” in large letters. It was passed on September 27, 1941, during the reign of Clarence H. Veale.
Flag 1973–2018
The newest flag consists of a higher third and a lower two-quarters to form the letter “T”. The flag was adopted on August 17, 1973 as part of the city’s 75th anniversary celebrations.
Flag 2018
In 2017, a group of private citizens made an effort to design a new flag for the city of Tulsa. The effort, called the Tulsa Flag Project, received nearly 400 design proposals, of which three were shortlisted. Out of more than 8,000 citizens’ votes for these final candidates, 51% won the bill.
The winning design was released under CC0 (equivalent to public ownership) licenses, encouraging local builders to make their own impressions of the flag.
Citizens and local businesses have welcomed the project, which runs throughout Tulsa.
The city council officially approved the plan by a vote of unity on October 3, 2018.
Meaning and color
This blue background symbolizes the Arkansas River and the many resources it has provided throughout history and today.
This horizontal line represents the discovery of oil in 1901, the “black gold” that led to significant growth and trade in the land.
The shield represents the Native American tribes who were forced to re-immigrate to the region. It also refers to the Oklahoma state flag.
Inside the shield, a red circle depicts the bloodshed and lives lost during the 1921 Tulsa massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street, the most prosperous African American community in the country.
The beige star in the center represents the bright future of Tulsa. Referring to the architecture of Art Deco Tulsa, it shows that we are healing from the wounds of the past and flourishing as a symbol of a unique American city.
The beige background reflects the warmth and community that commonly found in Tulsa.
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About Tulsa City
Tulsa, Oklahoma is a city in the United States of America and is the 46th largest city in the United States. Its population was 391,906 at the 2010 census.
As of July 2019, the population was 401,190, an increase of 11,129 from the 2010 census.
History
The area where Tulsa now exists is Indian territory, in the lands of the Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Wahzhazhe Ma Zha (Osage), Muscogee (Creek), and Caddo tribes, before being formally occupied by Lochapoka and the Crick tribes in 1836.
They built a small town under the oak tree of Creek Council at the present intersection of Cheyenne Street and 18th Street. This area and this tree, the head of Tokabahchi and his small group of survivors of the Tear Trail, the bending of the river, and the oak tree of the former Creek Council recalled in Talley, Alabama. They named their new town Tallasi, meaning “Old Town” in Creek, which later became “Tulsa”.
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The area around Tulsa also inhabited by other members of the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes” who moved from the southern United States to Oklahoma. Most modern Tulsa is located in Creek Nation, and parts of it are located in the Cherokee and Osage countries.
Although Oklahoma was not yet a state during the Civil War, the Tulsa region saw its share of the war. The Battle of Chosto-Talasah took place on the northern side of Tulsa and several wars and conflicts took place in neighboring cities.
After the war, the tribes signed Reconstruction treaties with the federal government, which in some cases required significant land concessions.
In the years after the Civil War and around the turn of the century, the area along the Arkansas River that is now Tulsa was periodically inhabited or visited by a number of colorful offenders, including the legendary savage gang, the Dalton gang, and the small. Breeches
In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that many areas of eastern Oklahoma, including much of Tulsa, would be included in Indian and would change many of the region’s legal powers.
The Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole tribal communities welcomed the decision as a long-term struggle for victory.
Economy
Traditionally, Tulsa’s economy has been driven by the energy industry. The United States Oil and Gas Association, formerly the Middle Continent Oil and Gas Association, established in Tulsa on October 13, 1917, six months after the United States entered World War I.
At that time, Tulsa called itself the “oil capital of the world”. At its inception, the association sought to supply oil to Allied forces. In its decades of existence, the association recognized as a major advocate for domestic oil and gas producers.
Throughout the city’s history, the headquarters of many major oil companies, including Warren Petroleum (which merged with the Gulf Energy at the time), Skelly Oil, Getty Oil and CITGO have been based in the city.
In addition, ConocoPhillips headquartered near Bartlesville. The integration of industry and the increase in offshore drilling threaten the status of Tulsa as the oil capital, but new drilling techniques and the increase in natural gas have led to the growth of the city’s energy sector.
Today, Tulsa is once again home to many international oil and gas companies, including Williams, SemGroup, ONE Gas, Centrelum, ONEOK, Lardo Petroleum, Samson Resources, Helmerich & Payne, Magellan Midstream Partners, WPX Energy, and Excel Energy.
People and culture
Tulsa culture is influenced by the Southwest, Midwest, and Southern cultural regions.
Geography
Tulsa located in the northeast corner of Oklahoma. It touches the eastern stretch of Cross Timbers, a native forest and grassland area.
With wetter climates than the West, Tulsa serves as a gateway to the “Green Country”, a popular and official name for Northeast Oklahoma. Because of the region’s green vegetation and relatively large number of hills and lakes. Central and western Oklahoma, located mostly in the driest Great Plains in the central United States.
Located northeast of Oklahoma, the state is the state’s most diverse area. It consist of seven of Oklahoma’s 11 eco-zones and more than half of its state parks.
It covers 30 lakes or reservoirs and borders neighboring Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. The geographical coordinates of the city of Tulsa are:
36 ° 7′53 ″ North 95 ° 56′14 ″ West (36.131294, 95.937332)
