America's Last Frontier

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Tue 2015 Nov 17, 5:31am

There was a time when everybody in Oklahoma was an "immigrant." Here's some history of the amazing Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889:

America's Last Frontier
…When the shotgun fired, they thundered across the line on horseback, mule, bicycle, and foot; in wagons; and even inside, outside, and on top of trains churning in from Texas and Kansas. Some got land, but most didn't. There were fistfights, shootouts, and court battles. Many sneaked in early and claimed some of the best 160-acre tracts and town lots. These energetic folks earned the label "Sooners."

By sundown on April 22, however, the entire country was settled…
John J. Dwyer, New American
http://bit.ly/OK-Land-Rush-1889

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