Ever wonder why death, dying and extreme thoughts are such a part of the American vernacular?

Of course, the American people remember "The Trail of Tears." It ended in Oklahoma. It is a national park.

Remember and commemorate (click here) the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in Indian, Territory, now Oklahoma. They traveled by foot, horsewagon, or steamboat in 1838-1839.

The State of Oklahoma has some strange names for their parks. 

Lake Tenkiller to the left (click here)


Robbers Cave to the right (click here)

What happened to "Ole Smokey" or "Green Acres" or "Wildflower Meadow?"