Near Chilocco Indian School in Kay County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Cherokee Strip
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
1. Cherokee Strip (Outlet) Marker
September 11, 1893
Thousands of Americans gathered in this township preparing to make the run for homesteads in the Cherokee Strip, a tract of land 58 miles wide, opening 6,500,000 acres for White settlement bought from the Cherokee Nation by the U.S. Government for $8,300,000. President Grover Cleveland and Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith arranged to have 9 canvas booths placed within 100 ft. of the Kansas State Line where each eager American must make 7 affidavits and declarations to register.
At noon September 16, 1893 more than 100,000 people took part in this, the greatest race in the history of the world. Later, at 4 Land Offices located at Perry, Enid, Alva, and Woodward, each settler paid about $2 an acre for his claim.
This marker erected by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Oklahoma on Sept. 16, 1954.
Erected 1954 by National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Oklahoma.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland, and the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1948.
Location. 36° 59.244′ N, 97° 2.526′ W. Marker is near Chilocco Indian School, Oklahoma, in Kay County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 77 and Judo Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 77. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newkirk OK 74647, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Cherokee Strip (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oklahoma, The Indian State (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chilocco Indian School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cherokee Outlet (approx. 2.8 miles away in Kansas); a different marker also named The Cherokee Strip (approx. 2.8 miles away in Kansas); Public Library (approx. 5.1 miles away in Kansas); To Honor Heroes (approx. 5.2 miles away in Kansas); Bicentennial Time Capsule (approx. 5.2 miles away in Kansas). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chilocco Indian School.
Regarding Cherokee Strip. This marker details the opening of the Cherokee Outlet. The Cherokee Strip was in the State of Kansas to the north.
Also see . . .
1. Cherokee Outlet Opening. Oklahoma Historical Society website entry (Submitted on November 7, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. The Cherokee Outlet, or Cherokee Strip.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, unknown
2. Cherokee Outlet
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
3. Cherokee Strip (Outlet) Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,400 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 7, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
