Gov. Lee Cruce
Oklahoma's second Governor from January 9, 1911, to January 11, 1915
Gov. Lee Cruce
Oklahoma's second Governor from January 9, 1911, to January 11, 1915
On March 23, 1914 the daughter of Oklahoma's Governor Miss Lorena Cruce held a champagne bottle and said
"In the name of the United States of America, I christen thee 'Oklahoma'," then smashed the bottle against the bow of the newly completed ship.
THE BIRTH OF A SHIP
