OUR PAST DRIVES
May 1889 – The Board of Trade (now the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber) formed
1890s – Board of Trade recruits rail service and utilities to OKC
April 22, 1889 – Oklahoma City settled in historic land run
1907 – The State Fair of Oklahoma founded in the Chamber boardroom
1909 – Chamber recruits OKC’s first major industry - a meat packing plant
Aug. 27, 1903 – The Chamber’s first Goodwill Tour held
1920 – The aircraft industry takes flight; the Chamber
June 11, 1910 – State Capitol moves to OKC after a Chamber- coordinated election
1910 – Chamber connects OKC to other cities by planning highway routes
organizes its aviation research committee
April 1, 1932 – Chamber purchases land and provides staff for Will Rogers Airport
1935 – Chamber leads bond issue to build the City/County/ Municipal complex
1927 – OKC establishes its first passenger flights
1943 – Chamber successfully recruits the Douglass Aircraft Plant at Tinker Field
1941 – Chamber raises funds to purchase Tinker Field
1944 – Chamber promotes bond issue to build Lake Hefner
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