Pottawatomie county, oklahoma ghost towns surname information gleaned from the book history of pottawatomie county by charles w. Oklahoma, land run and other land records, 18891926. States to make the first land survey in the chickasaw nation and western oklahoma. Crawford ranch of no mans land moved to day county. Oklahoma territory was an organized territory of the united states from may 2, 1890, until november 16, 1907, when oklahoma became the 46th state. Oklahoma, indian territory, marriages, choctaw nation.
A cannon sounded at high noon on april 22, 1889, signaling the beginning of a frantic land rush into newly opened indian lands in oklahoma territory. Over 50,000 people entered the lands on the first day, among them thousands of freedmen and descendants of slaves. This is an interesting book from a premier authourity on the history of oklahoma, from its native american tribes and history to the settling of the territory prior to its statehood. Lew carroll did not give up on obtaining land in oklahoma territory. This collection includes nearly 800 photographs of native americans from various oklahoma tribes. Nicely written and a good read for those interested in the subject. Oklahoma, naturalization records, 18891991 ancestry. The last land opening in oklahoma territory, with the minor exception of the salt plains in alfalfa county, was in 1906. Oklahoma city an overnight success legends of america. The oklahoma land rush opened the oklahoma territory to occupation by white settlers in 1889, displacing the native americans. Novel of the opening of the oklahoma territory, 1889. The establishment of oklahoma territory with legislative, executive, and judicial departments. Oklahoma became a state on 16 november 1907, joining oklahoma territory and the indian territory. The boomer movement, the land run, and early oklahoma city.
Glenn shirley 19162002 an authority on the old west, has written many books and hundreds of articles for anthologies, journals, and magazines. Throughout the book, hightower links the opening of oklahoma to. Oklahoma and indian territory, marriage, citizenship and. Oklahoma territory was an organized territory of the united states from may 2, 1890 until november 16, 1907, when oklahoma became the 46th state. On march 1, 1895, the indian territory was divided into three districts. The boomer movement, the land run, and early oklahoma. The city of guthrie was nine months old when the original sketch for this lithograph was made. The 72 volumes of the oklahoma land tract records, available in the microfilm collection of the oklahoma history center research library, offer information about homesteaders in oklahoma territory from 1889 to 1907. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The act and procedure of becoming a citizen of a country is called naturalization. Oklahoma and indian territory, indian photos, 18501930. This may help you identify the township and county where a. Whiskey towns of oklahoma territory, 1889 1907 blake gumprecht the chronicles of oklahoma summer 1996, pp.
Land tract records available oklahoma city news, sports. Paperback january 1, 1963 by edna18871968 ferber author. The last opening, with the exception of the salt plains in alfalfa county, was in 1906. The population dropped from about 12,000 to under 3,000, and, as an oldtimer put it, we had to count in some prairie dogs and jack rabbits to get that number.
Of great interest, sturkey,s book reveals the irony of how jim crow sowed. The books are on microfilm, a copy of which is located in the lawton public library. The land run started at high noon on april 22, 1889, with an estimated 50,000 people lined up for their piece of the available two million acres. By 1905, white americans owned most of the land in indian territory. The history of oklahoma refers to the history of the state of oklahoma and the land that the state now occupies. The opening of the indian lands in oklahoma territory was of great interest to people across the united states in the late 1800s. The territory of oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the united states that existed from may 2, 1890, until november 16, 1907, when it was joined with the indian territory under a new constitution and admitted to the union as the state of oklahoma. History of northern district of oklahoma northern district.
These tribes had been previously exempt from the 1887 general allotment act because of the terms of their. The boomer movement, the land run, and early oklahoma city by michael j. After immigrants flooded into central oklahoma during the land rush of 1889 and the future capital of oklahoma city sprang up within a fortnight, the citys residents adopted the slogan born grown to describe their new home. Jul 08, 2015 jul 8, 2015 united states territories 18611868. Payne continued to push for the settlement of the area.
Ownership of land in oklahoma territory began in 1889 and spread with each land opening. The land that today makes up oklahoma was added to the united states as part of the louisiana purchase of 1803. Western expansion reached oklahoma in the late 1800s in a way that was unprecedented in the history of the united states. Old historical city, county and state maps of oklahoma. The concept of an indian territory was an outcome of the us federal governments 18th and 19th. As indian territory grew in commercial potential, the railroads began to push in from all. Oklahoma history from a native american perspective. Land ownership in the panhandle was possible after the first official survey for the area was completed in the 1890s.
Land office administration in oklahoma territory, 1889 1907, the chronicles of oklahoma 67. Day county, oklahoma territory, from 1892 to 1907, had controversy and trouble. Prior to 1889 nearly all of presentday oklahoma was known as indian territory. The curtis act of 1898 was an amendment to the united states dawes act. A district attorney tries an indian chief for the murder of an indian agent, but begins to believe that the chief is possibly being framed by powerful interests who want to start a war between the indians and the locals. The stories were published by arcadia on august 26th 2006 and is distributed around world wide at all. Guthrie would become the capital of newly formed oklahoma territory the western part of old indian territory. The area that was opened to settlement included all or part of the canadian, cleveland, kingfisher, logan, oklahoma, and payne counties of the us state of oklahoma. This exhibit will show the 1889 land run from the perspectives of.
Unions of many white settlers will be found from 1890 to 1907 statehood. Dalton gang the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Apr 20, 2020 on march 3, 1889, harrison announced the government would open the 1. Greer county and no mans land, and unassigned lands were indian territory until april 22, 1889. Territorial expansion, land policy, and state formation. Two of these, both named cimarron, were based upon the 1929 novel of the same name by edna ferber. Angloamerican settlement of oklahoma territory from 1889 to statehood in. In the spring of 1890 he and his family moved to the oklahoma state line near arkansas city, kansas to be close in anticipation of the opening of the. By setting the stage for nonindian settlement of other sections of indian territory, the oklahoma land run of 1889 quickly led to the creation of oklahoma territory under the organic act of 1890 and ultimately to the formation of the fortysixth state of the union, oklahoma, in 1907. About oklahoma, naturalization records, 1889 1991 introduction to naturalization records.
Michael j hightower examines how key aspects of the gilded age contributed to the push for homesteading and townsite development in central indian territory that escalated in the 1870s, crystallized in the 1880s, and. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, oklahoma, maps. The land run of 1889, the first land run in the territorys history, opened oklahoma territory to settlement on april 22, 1889. Land run of 1889 the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. Oklahoma history books meet your next favorite book. Some people were very excited about the 1889 land run and were ready to try to make a. It is published in 22 booklets, each one corresponding to a microfilm roll and a specific geographic area in oklahoma.
Taken from government surveys below neat line hudsonkimberly publishing co. Lawmen to outlaws eastford, conn shooting star press, 1992. See more ideas about indian territory, oklahoma and old west. The act of june 16, 1906, merged the oklahoma and indian territories, thereby forming the state of oklahoma. As many as 50,000 white settlers participated, dashing into the nearly 2 million acres of unassigned land and staking out parcels for ranching, agriculture or. The public lands in the panhandle were declared open to settlement and included as a part of oklahoma. Beginning in 1889 a series of land runs were held, where settlers raced into the central tract of oklahoma, formerly known as unassigned lands.
Crime, criminals, and the federal peace officer in oklahoma territory, 1889 1907 norman. Guthrie was the first town created out of the initial rush oklahoma. Search results from map, 1800 to 1899, oklahoma, maps. On may 2, 1889, lew carroll reached his home near chetopa feeling a little out of sorts, but will be all right soon. Online oklahoma birth, marriage and death records edit. Oklahoma maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully there are plat maps and other records for some of land allotments from 1889 to 1906 at the oklahoma historical societys indian archives there are many plat maps of oklahoma, case entry. Among the tribes and nations included in the records are cherokee, choctaw, creek, kiowa, quapaw, sac and fox, arapaho, shawnee, and cheyenne. About oklahoma and indian territory, marriage, citizenship and census records, 18411927 this collection contains various american indian records held by the oklahoma historical society.
Oklahoma and indian territory, indian censuses and rolls. It was an important part of wild west history as tipton tells it. The 72 volumes of the oklahoma land tract records, available in the microfilm collection of the oklahoma history center research library, offer information about homesteaders in oklahoma territory from 1889. Oklahoma territory the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. Oklahoma vital records genealogy familysearch wiki. Guthrie was the first town created out of the initial rush. Historical maps of oklahoma are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time.
On march 3, 1889, harrison announced the government would open the 1. In oklahoma territory, with the exception of indian allotments by the jerome commission in the late 1880s, ownership began in 1889 and spread with each of the land openings. But the territory s creation was never so simple or straightforward. The books are arranged by the location of the lands in each township. American indians living in oklahoma have a complicated, interesting, and unique history. Oklahoma indian territory genealogical records and resources. Areas of oklahoma east of its panhandle were acquired in the louisiana purchase of 1803, while the panhandle was not acquired until the u. The oklahoma land run by una belle townsend, oklahoma. These were later divided into four districts with 26 substations. Map documenting unassigned lands in the oklahoma land rush of 1889 among the first separately printed maps of oklahoma 312.
The territory of oklahoma was created on may 2, 1890. City, an account of the decadeslong push to open the central part of the state to. Crime, criminals, and the federal peace officer in oklahoma territory, 1889 1907. Likewise, oklahoma city only had a few buildings prior to the first land opening. Throughout the american frontier in the late 1800s, u. When the territory where oklahoma city would be built was officially opened on april 22, 1889, more than 50,000 homesteaders gathered at the boundaries.
Territorial years book book discussing the history of individual governors of oklahoma from 1890 to 1907. The courthouse burned, cattlemen dueled over water rights, there was lynching and feuding between freegrass and herd law proponents and tornado. The eastern half had been settled in the 1830s and 40s by the re. As general terms, indian territory or the indian territories describe an evolving land area set aside by the united states government for the relocation of native americans who held aboriginal title to their land. Map courtesy of the oklahoma historical society what you can find in the tract books. In 1889, a choice portion of indian territory in oklahoma was opened to white settlement, and the early settlers in oklahoma engaged in various land runs throughout the territory. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, indian areas, districts, treaty dates, roads and trails, and the named railroads. The eastern area consisted of the last remaining part of indian territory. A tract of the indian territory that is now the state of oklahoma became known as the oklahoma territory in 1889. By midjune 1889, oklahoma city boasted 53 physicians, 97 lawyers.
The land runs and lotteries that brought thousands of euroamerican settlers into oklahoma territory remain in the collective memory of the states residents. American indians the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Whiskey towns of oklahoma territory, 18891907 blake gumprecht the chronicles of oklahoma summer 1996, pp. Its quickly erected courthouse was a shanty with a canvas roof and board sides, sitting squalidly in a monstrous mud puddle. The territory of oklahoma existed for a brief seventeen years, yet its rapid expansion and development made its history unique. Jay price from wichita university to publish the by arcadia called the cherokee strip land rush. There were also people, however, who did not want new settlers to come into the territory. It was made up of the western area of what is now the state of oklahoma. Guthrie was the first town created out of the initial rush oklahoma land rush. Develop an understanding and critically think about tribal views of the land openings in oklahoma history.
Oklahoma territory land openings 1889 1906 in run, lottery, auction, and u. Some people were very excited about the 1889 land run and were ready to try to make a new life in oklahoma territory. Their story involves hardship, tribal and individual victories, clashes of cultures, and juxtaposed realities with the american mainstream. It is the only complete indexing of the records to date. In general, the tribes ceded land they occupied in exchange for land grants in 1803. For the year commencing august 1st, 1890 see oklahoma directories lists the names and addresses of residents in the territory in 1890. A presidential proclamation by theodore roosevelt admitting oklahoma into the union as a state, 1907. Two sections of land numbers 16 and 36 in every township were to be reserved from settlement and used for the benefit of public schools. Oklahoma land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Government opened parts of oklahoma to white settlement which began the historic oklahoma land rushes. Oklahoma territory simple english wikipedia, the free. Several themes resonate throughout the history of oklahoma indians, and they all involve a native reality of physical. Search results for map, indian territory, available online.
This book is a detailed and clearlyarranged guide to the kaw indian census of. The oklahoma tract books, 72 volumes on 22 rolls of microfilm, were surname indexed by anna bentley clevenger for the southwest oklahoma genealogical society in 1987. Book printed material indian land cessions in the united states. Pioneer book committee, 1983 this includes history, wedding albums, and marriage files from blaine, caddo, and kingfisher counties. Novel of the opening of the oklahoma territory,1889. It consisted of the western area of what is now the state of oklahoma. Stan hoig, the oklahoma land rush of 1889 oklahoma city. Oklahoma territory land openings 18891906 in run, lottery, auction, and u. Guthrie opened in 1889 kingfisher opened in 1889 oklahoma city opened in 1890 beaver opened in 1891 alva opened in 1893 enid opened in 1893. The oklahoma land rush of 1889 was the first land rush into the unassigned lands. Old state map indian territory, texas, oklahoma 1889. The first run took place on 22 april 1889 and an estimated 50,000 settlers snatched up parcels of land, giving birth to towns like oklahoma.
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