Waiting for the opening of the Cherokee Strip

The Oklahoma Land Race or the Cherokee Strip Land Run was a land run or land rush that took place on April 22, 1889. Waiting for the opening of the Cherokee Strip (or Outlet) at a camp near Arkansas City, September, 1893. ... Waiting for the opening of the Cherokee Strip (or Outlet) at a camp near Arkansas City, September, 1893. ... Categories: Stub | Oklahoma history ... Jump to: navigation, search April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The land concerned was a 58 mile (93 km) wide strip running for 225 miles (362 km) between southern Kansas and Oklahoma Territory, around 34,000 km². The Oklahoma Territory had been opened for settlement in the 1880s but the strip remained the possession of the Cherokee people. The strip, named the Cherokee Outlet, had been granted to them in 1828 as a route to the Indian Territories, other tribes took parts of the strip from the 1860s. After the Civil War a number of cattle trails, including the Chisholm Trail, were driven across the strip, linking Texas to the demanding eastern markets. In the 1880s the Strip itself was leased to a cattle farming association. Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi... Oklahoma Territory was an organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma became the 46th state. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ... Alternate meaning: Cherokee Strip, Kansas United States. ... Indian Territory in 1836 Indian Territory in 1891 Indian Territory, also known as Indian Country, Indian territory or the Indian territories, was the land set aside within the United States for the use of Native Americans (Indians). The general borders were set by the Indian Intercourse Act of 1834. ... The Chisholm Trail was a historic trail used in the late 19th century in the western United States for cattle drives. ... ...

Widespread greed for the land led to a law banning cattle farming, the Cherokee then sold the land to the government, opening it up for homesteaders. The strip was divided into 42,000 claims, available to the first person, with a certificate, to put foot and stake a claim in them.

The Oklahoma Land Race

Building up to the date of September 16, potential settlers began arriving on all four borders of the territory, especially the 165 mile (266 km) long Kansas border. Around 100,000 people had gathered, up to 30,000 of them around Arkansas City. Most of the people were on horseback although there were also wagons, carts and special train services. Oklahoma Land Rush Caption: Oklahoma Land Rush. ... Oklahoma Land Rush Caption: Oklahoma Land Rush. ... Arkansas City is a city located in Cowley County, Kansas. ...

The borders were guarded by U.S. soldiers up to noon when the race was begun. Over the next few hours people raced recklessly across the land to secure the prime claims, crash or be disappointed.