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History of Oklahoma City

By Adam Knapp, About.com

Oklahoma City National Memorial

The Present and the Future

Oklahoma City proved to be a resilient city with incredibly strong residents. The Bricktown revolution has continued to drive the success of the city as businesses, concert tours, artistic companies and sports teams have flocked to be a part of the positive community.

Today, it is one of the largest metropolitan city in the "plains" states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. With a number of smaller cities making up the overall land area, Oklahoma City is the 29th largest in the nation with just over a half million residents in the metro.

Continued development downtown is on the horizon as a number of companies look to capitalize on the growing hotspot that is Bricktown. Higher energy prices have also meant more money for the city's key businesses, and the future indeed looks bright.

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