Old Neko: Fact of the Day: Old Town

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Fact of the Day: Old Town

The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma was named after a word called Tallasi. In its Native American language it means "old town". The pronunciation of the word later morphed into Tulsa.

7 comments:

Kay said...: This is a fun fact.; December 28, 2014 at 12:52 AM
Kati said...: So interesting how language as well as names evolve and change...

-Kati; December 28, 2014 at 5:34 AM
Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...: Today's fun fact!; December 28, 2014 at 9:05 AM
Joy said...: Thanks for the fact of the day; ); December 28, 2014 at 11:57 AM
Pat Hatt said...: Well I guess it beats having another new town, new york, new mexico, etc.; December 28, 2014 at 3:11 PM
stephen Hayes said...: Another interesting factoid.; December 28, 2014 at 9:42 PM
Dixie@dcrelief said...: My sister in law was born and raised there - knows all the history - saddens me.; December 29, 2014 at 9:45 AM