Why does oklahoma have a panhandle?

One example is the story of the Oklahoma Panhandle. The history of the Oklahoma Panhandle has its roots to the Compromise of 1850 and in 1845 when Texas became a state. The U.S. then acquired a vast amount of territory that Texas had claimed since its days as a Republic. read more

The Oklahoma Panhandle is the extreme northwestern region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, consisting of Cimarron County, Texas County and Beaver County, from west to east. As with other salients in the United States, its name comes from the similarity of its shape to the handle of a cooking pan. read more

wobie -- The Oklahoma Panhandle has a long and interesting history, and I will try to give you a summary of that complex history that is most relevant to your question. read more