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Once heavily dependent on the oil industry, economic slump and subsequent diversification efforts created an economic base in the energy, finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology sectors. The Tulsa Port of Catoosa, at the head of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, is the most inland riverport in the U.S. with access to international waterways. Two institutions of higher education inside the city operate at the NCAA Division I level, Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa.

Located near Tornado Alley, the city frequently experiences severe weather. It is situated on the Arkansas River at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Neast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as "Green Country." Considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma, Tulsa houses two world-renowned art museums, full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and one of the nation`s largest concentrations of art deco architecture. In 2005, the city was selected as one of "USA`s Most Livable Large Cities." People from Tulsa are described as "Tulsans."

A small town near the banks of the Arkansas River in 1901, Tulsa`s first oil well, named Sue Bland No. 1, was established that year. By 1905, the discovery of the large Glenn Pool nearby (site of the present day town of Glenpool) prompted a rush of entrepreneurs to the area`s growing number of oil fields; Tulsa`s populus swelled to over 140,000 between 1901 and 1930. Known as the "Oil Capital of the World" for most of the twentieth century, the city`s success in the energy industry prompted construction booms in the popular Art Deco style of the time. Profits from the oil industry continued through the Great Depression, helping the city`s economy fare better than most in the US during the 1930s.

In the early twentieth century, Tulsa was home to "Black Wall Street," one of the most prosperous African US communities in the US at the time. Located in the Greenwood neighborhood, it was the site of the Tulsa Race Riot, one of the nation`s costliest acts of racial violence and civil disorder. Sixteen hours of rioting on May 31 and June 1, 1921 resulted in over 800 people admitted to local hospitals with injuries, an estimated 10,000 left homeless, 35 city blocks composed of 1,256 residences annihilated by fire, and Twenty-three black and 16 white citizens were reported killed, but estimates suggest as many as 300, mostly blacks, died.

A national recession greatly affected the city`s economy in 1982, as areas of Texas and Oklahoma heavily dependent on oil witnessed freefall in gas prices and a mass exodus of oil industries. Tulsa, heavily dependent on the oil industry, was one of the hardest hit cities by the fall of oil prices. By 1992, the state`s economy had fully recovered, but leaders would attempt to enlarge into sectors unrelated to oil and energy.

In 2003, the "Vision 2025" program was approved by voters with the purpose of enhancing and revitalizing Tulsa`s infrastructure and tourism industry. The keystone project of the initiative, the BOK Center, was designed to be a home for the city`s minor league hockey and arena football teams, as well as a venue for major concerts and conventions. The multi-purpose arena, designed by famed architect Cesar Pelli, broke ground in 2005 and completion is expected in 2008. In 2004, the city was selected as the site for the world`s largest free-standing statue, to be constructed on Holmes Peak near downtown. Originally slated for completion in 2007, developers in 2007 plborderd an unveiling in 2011, with construction beginning in late 2007. If built, the statue, dubbed "The US", would stand 217 feet (66 m), or about 60 feet (18 m) taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York City. The 21-story monument is anticipated by developers to be a national icon similar to the Gateway Arch, Mount Rushmore, and the Statue of Liberty.