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Near Chilocco Indian School in Kay County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
 

Oklahoma, The Indian State

 
 
Oklahoma, The Indian State Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
1. Oklahoma, The Indian State Marker
Inscription.

Land in this area was granted to Cherokee Indians by U.S., 1828. Opened to White settlement, 1893. Kaw Indian Tribal Reservation, 5 miles east. There was located land allotment of Hon. Charles Curtis, Kaw Indian, Vice President of U.S., 1928-32.
 
Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 34.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsNative AmericansSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
 
Location. 36° 59.901′ N, 97° 2.746′ W. Marker is near Chilocco Indian School, Oklahoma, in Kay County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 77 and State Line Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 77. Marker is at a roadside pullout along the southbound lanes of US Highway 77, just south of the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newkirk OK 74647, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Cherokee Strip (here, next to this marker); Chilocco Indian School (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cherokee Strip (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named
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The Cherokee Strip (approx. 2 miles away in Kansas); Santa Fe Locomotive Engine No. 2542 (approx. 5 miles away in Kansas); Korean War Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 5 miles away in Kansas); 1996 Olympic Torch Relay (approx. 5 miles away in Kansas); Robert Docking (approx. 5 miles away in Kansas). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chilocco Indian School.
 
Also see . . .
1. Oklahoma Historical Society. (Submitted on October 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Charles Curtis, Vice President, 1928-1932. (Submitted on October 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Chilocco Indian School, Cherokee Strip DAR, and Oklahoma, The Indian State Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
2. Chilocco Indian School, Cherokee Strip DAR, and Oklahoma, The Indian State Markers
The Oklahoma, Cherokee Strip, & Chilocco Indian School Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. The Oklahoma, Cherokee Strip, & Chilocco Indian School Markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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