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 Forklift Masts Moore - Moore, Oklahoma is considered part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area and is located in Cleveland County. The city is the seventh biggest city with approximately 55,000 people.
The City of Moore started out as a quiet, small community just outside Oklahoma City and is presently a dining, shopping and entertainment center. Just 20 minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, the City of Moore is within an easy drive of Will Rogers World Airport and Tinker Air Force Base. The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center is nearby. The University of Oklahoma lies to the south of Moore.
On several occasions over the past 12 years, Moore has been hit by damaging tornadoes. Of the three major tornadoes in the year 1999, the year 2003 and 2010; the 1999 tornado left a 60-km long trail of destruction and ranked as an F5 tornado on the Fujita scale. It was among the strongest tornadoes in recorded history. Thirty-six individuals in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area were killed in this terrible weather event.
The City of Moore was originally called "Verbeck" by the railroad company. In the land-run of 1889, settlers arrived on foot, and by horse, wagon and train. The township's name became Moore after Al Moore, who was either a conductor or a brakeman living at the camp, painted his last name on a board and nailed it on his boxcar so that the postal delivery would certainly find him. The settlement became legally known as Moore when the township incorporated in 1893.
An important factor within the city's growth has been its nearness to thousands of industries, businesses, and public and private schools. There are plenty of cultural and recreational facilities within the metro region. The city has numerous residents who work at government offices in capital city of Oklahoma towards the north. Moore, an Oklahoma "Certified City", is considered desirable place to live.
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