3 entries match your criteria.
Related Historical Markers
Oklahoma Centennial Land Run Monument
By Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2015
The Land Run of 1889 Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | The unassigned lands were opened through a Land Run with more than 50,000 Americans vying for 160 acres or a town lot. At noon on April 22, 1889, competitors rushed in on wagons, horses, foot and trains. Towns were formed and homesteads were staked. . . . — — Map (db m157300) HM |
| | On April 22, 1889, one of the significant events of American History swept across this location and some 2,000,000 surrounding acres. On that day more than 50,000 men and women rushed to stake their claims in the Land Run of 1889. That one day . . . — — Map (db m157301) HM |
| | (tablet 1) This monument commemorating the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 was almost 25 years in the making. The tireless efforts of several visionary Oklahomans, generous contributions from a trio of initial donors, and extensive funding support . . . — — Map (db m157302) HM |
Apr. 23, 2024
