Tulsa: Where the Streets Were Paved With Gold

Tulsa, Oklahoma, the oil capital of the world, has a long and varied history. Evidence of a possible Norse presence dates to 1000 AD. An ancient people known as the Mound Builders populated the area, then disappeared just prior to the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the 1540s. Osage Indians, as well as other members of the Five Tribes, called this part of Oklahoma home. French trappers made a brief appearance. Finally, outlaws like Pretty Boy Floyd and Machine Gun Kelly cooled their hee...