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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:
This is a fun fact.
So interesting how language as well as names evolve and change...
-Kati
Today's fun fact!
Thanks for the fact of the day; )
Well I guess it beats having another new town, new york, new mexico, etc.
Another interesting factoid.
My sister in law was born and raised there - knows all the history - saddens me.
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