Near Kingfisher in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Run of '89 West Boundary
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 4, 2021
1. Run of '89 West Boundary Marker
On this line -- 98° W. Longitude -- many campers sat by their fires the night before the opening of "Old Oklahoma." The next day at noon on April 22, 1889, many people set out running on foot and by horse for 160 acre land claims in unassigned land east.
Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 48.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1889.
Location. 35° 51.294′ N, 97° 57.492′ W. Marker is near Kingfisher, Oklahoma, in Kingfisher County. It is on State Highway 33 north of Local Road 2830, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingfisher OK 73750, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Run of '92 (here, next to this marker); 45th Infantry Division Memorial (approx. one mile away); Kingfisher Stage Station (approx. one mile away); The Dalton Cabin (approx. 1.1 miles away); Governor Seay (approx. 1.1 miles away); Restoration (approx. 1.1 miles away); Horizon Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historical Society Birthplace (approx. 1˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingfisher.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 4, 2021
2. Run of '89 West Boundary Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
