Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Everything Broken Arrow is known for

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Music in Broken Arrow

Songs About Broken Arrow

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Buffalo Springfield
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Robbie Robertson
80%
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Rod Stewart
80%
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Scooter Brown Band
80%
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Living Room & Drips Zacheer
80%
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North Side Gal
JD McPherson
25%

Artists From Broken Arrow

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Kristin Chenoweth
pop
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Outlaw51
country

Rivers & Roads in Song near Broken Arrow

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Broken Arrow.

Arkansas River 8 songs U.S. Route 66 19 songs Interstate 44 5 songs Will Rogers Turnpike 2 songs Cimarron River 8 songs Highway I 40 20 songs

History of Broken Arrow

The Golden Driller RoadyGoat

1966

Towering over the Tulsa Fairgrounds (Expo Square, near 21st Street and Pittsburg Avenue) is the Golden Driller, a 76-foot, 43,500-pound statue of an oil worker resting one hand on a real derrick salvaged from a depleted field in Seminole, Oklahoma. Earlier temporary versions appeared at the International Petroleum Exposition in 1953 and 1959; this permanent figure was redesigned and installed in 1966. It's one of the tallest free-standing statues in the United States, and Oklahoma made it the official state monument in 1979. Built to survive Oklahoma weather, its belt buckle alone reads 'TULSA.' It has been repainted and patched many times, and locals occasionally dress it up, once even in a giant face mask.

9.6 mi away

Tulsa, OK RoadyGoat

Tulsa sits nestled among post oak-blackjack oak savanna, a landscape of rolling hills carved out over centuries. The city, named for the Creek settlement "Tallasi," became a boomtown in the early 20th century, fueled by seemingly endless oil reserves. Route 66, the Mother Road, cuts right through it, a constant reminder of the city's place in American history. But recently, it's a different kind of history that has consumed the city: a reckoning with its past. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, long suppressed, has been brought into sharp focus. The search for unmarked graves in the Greenwood district, once known as Black Wall Street, has unearthed not just physical remains but also deep-seated pain and a demand for justice. While aerospace, energy, and finance still drive much of Tulsa’s economy, the work of memorializing the victims and addressing the ongoing consequences of racial injustice has become a defining feature of the city's current chapter. The echoes of that violence resonate even now, shaping conversations and challenging Tulsa to confront its complex legacy.

13.3 mi away

Dixie Alley vs the Great Plains RoadyGoat

1950

There's more than one tornado country out here. On the open Plains, a funnel stands tall against the wheat, visible for miles in dry afternoon air. Drift toward the Mid-South and Southeast, into what folks call Dixie Alley, and the rules change. Higher humidity drops the cloud base low, trees and hills swallow the horizon, and the funnels hide in rain. Many strike at night. A study by NIU's Walker Ashley found that from 1950 to 2005 about 27% of tornadoes were nocturnal, yet they caused 39% of the deaths, and midnight-to-dawn twisters were 2.5 times more likely to kill. The season travels too. It opens early near the Gulf, climbs onto the southern Plains in May and early June, and reaches the northern Plains by July. Same sky, different danger, depending on where you're standing and what time it is.

13.3 mi away

Greenwood District - Black Wall Street

1921

Site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre where a prosperous Black community known as Black Wall Street was destroyed over two days of violence.

13.3 mi away

Cain's Ballroom

1924

Historic dance hall in Tulsa where Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys broadcast their radio show and invented western swing.

13.4 mi away

Blue Whale of Catoosa

1972

A giant blue concrete whale built by Hugh Davis in 1972 as an anniversary gift for his wife, now one of the most photographed Route 66 landmarks.

10.1 mi away

Philbrook Museum of Art

1927

An Italian Renaissance villa built in 1927 by oil baron Waite Phillips, donated to Tulsa as an art museum in 1938.

11.5 mi away

Glenn Pool Oil Discovery Site

1905

The 1905 Glenn Pool oil strike, one of the largest discoveries of its era, made Tulsa the Oil Capital of the World and launched Oklahoma's petroleum industry.

13.5 mi away

Gilcrease Museum

1949

Founded by Thomas Gilcrease, an Osage oil millionaire, this Tulsa museum holds the world's largest collection of art and artifacts of the American West.

15.7 mi away

Things to Do in Broken Arrow

historical 21.6 mi away
1867 Creek Constitution Site

Bicameral legislature with House of Kings and House of Warriors -- 40 years before statehood.
quirky 8.3 mi away
Blue Whale of Catoosa

A smiling blue whale sculpture you can climb built by a man for his wife. Route 66 classic.
quirky 12.0 mi away
Golden Driller

A 76-foot oil worker statue in Tulsa. Oklahoma's unofficial mascot since 1953.

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