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*'''1890-:''' The Organic Act of 1890 established the 1906 Oklahoma Territory. and Indian Territory existed side by side until statehood in 1907. This act organized seven counties in the “Unassigned Lands” and the Oklahoma panhandle (“No Man's Land”) and provided for the organization of additional counties as Indian governments were discontinued and surplus land was opened to settlers. During this time, the Oklahoma Territory expanded to fill western Oklahoma by gradually absorbing the following areas: | *'''1890-:''' The Organic Act of 1890 established the 1906 Oklahoma Territory. and Indian Territory existed side by side until statehood in 1907. This act organized seven counties in the “Unassigned Lands” and the Oklahoma panhandle (“No Man's Land”) and provided for the organization of additional counties as Indian governments were discontinued and surplus land was opened to settlers. During this time, the Oklahoma Territory expanded to fill western Oklahoma by gradually absorbing the following areas: | ||
{{Block indent|*Several reservations in central Oklahoma (1891) |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Cheyenne and Arapaho land (1892) |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*The “Cherokee Outlet” (1893) |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Greer County (1896) |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache lands (1901 and 1906)|2}} | |||
*'''1891:''' (September 22,) 900,000 acres of Indian land opened for general settlement by Presidential proclamation- land had been ceded by Sauk, Fox and Potawatomi Indians. '''1893:''' (September 16,) Cherokee Strip between Kansas and Oklahoma opened for "Land Rush" 6,000,000 acres had been purchased from the Cherokees in 1891. | *'''1891:''' (September 22,) 900,000 acres of Indian land opened for general settlement by Presidential proclamation- land had been ceded by Sauk, Fox and Potawatomi Indians. '''1893:''' (September 16,) Cherokee Strip between Kansas and Oklahoma opened for "Land Rush" 6,000,000 acres had been purchased from the Cherokees in 1891. | ||
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To find more books and articles about Oklahoma 's history use the Internet [http://www.google.com/ Google] search for phases like "Oklahoma history." [[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search]] lists many more histories under topics like: | To find more books and articles about Oklahoma 's history use the Internet [http://www.google.com/ Google] search for phases like "Oklahoma history." [[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search]] lists many more histories under topics like: | ||
{{Block indent|OKLAHOMA - HISTORY |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|OKLAHOMA , [COUNTY] - HISTORY |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|OKLAHOMA , [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|OKLAHOMA , BIBLIOGRAPHY|2}} | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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