Historical Marker
Not Just a Ball Game
Historical marker location:
Tulsa, Oklahoma
( Marker is at the intersection of 18th Street and Cheyenne Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 18th Street.)
Marker installed: 2008
Pokkecetv Atekose Tokot Omes. Sculpted by Sandra Van Zandt.
Oklahoma is the only state in the United States whose name is derived from a Native American word. "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words "okla" and "humma", which together mean "red people."