What’s the historical reason it wasn’t included in one of the other states?
When Texas sought to enter the Union in 1845 as a slave state, federal law in the United States, based on the Missouri Compromise, prohibited slavery north of 36°30’ parallel north. Under the Compromise of 1850, Texas surrendered its lands north of 36°30’ latitude.
Slavery, like usual, was the answer.
It has a lot to do with the US using Oklahoma as a dumping zone for first Americans and then over time taking even that from them piece by piece.
If your interested, Jonny Harris did a piece on it recently.
Meth and cousins is what gets done in those there parts.
I mean you could have said that about the rest of the visible map there as well
Excuse me, but I happen to live in Oklahoma City and I really don’t appreciate how accurate you’re being right now…
My bad, if it’s any consolation I live in Idaho
Ah, the state named by the bitter ex of a girl named Ida!
Dallas and maybe Wichita are fine, but for everywhere else, I agree
Oklahoman here! I’ve personally haven’t spent much time in this part of the state. It’s was historically referred to as “No Man’s Land” if that gives you any idea. The panhandle has a much more arid, high plains type climate than other parts of the state. I believe there are literal sand dunes out that way. Oklahoma’s highest point, Black Mesa, is in the panhandle. Im told Black Mesa is a great camping spot for star-gazing, but I’ve never been. As far as I’m aware it’s mostly right-wing but jobs living in that area. I seem to recall a few local news stories about people in that part of the state making a big stink about trans kids trying to use the bathroom and so forth.
Lol “right-wing butt jobs”
As far as I’m aware it’s mostly right-wing (nut) jobs living in that area.
This is different from the rest of Oklahoma how?
Well, not really. Oklahoma is a deeply red state, but it is more liberal in areas like Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and the university towns. I’ve always gotten the impression that people living in the panhandle were a different breed of conservative psycho though.
Former Texan here: slavery is why that exists. They ceded the land so they could enter the union as a slave state.
Weddings where everyone sits on the same side of the church and some of the worst maintained roads in America.
After driving around south east Oklahoma this weekend, it scares me to know that there are worse roads in the state.
War crimes
TIL you can cross between the border of Oklahoma and Colorado, technically…
That’s where people drive when they want to avoid Texas’ draconian laws. Think of it as a neutral zone.
It is home to Hooker OK.
Panhandle behaviour!
Panhandling
Nothing goes on there.
