Volume 16 , Issue 5

Cherokee Strip Land Run (1893 Sep. 16)

Through a bit of research, we find that by the time of the Oklahoma land rush of 1893, America was in the grip of the worst economic depression it had ever experienced. This was one of the factors that swelled the number of expectant land seeker that day.

Many were disappointed. Only 42 thousand parcels of land available. Far fewer to satisfy the hopes of all those who raced for land that day.

Many of the "Boomers" who had waited for the cannon's boom before rushing into the land claim, found that a number of the choice plots had already been claimed by "Sooners" who snuck into the land claim area before the race began. The impact of the land rush transformed the land almost overnight. Cherokee Outlet Opening.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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