Cherokee Strip
Opened by Run, Sept. 16, 1983. On line here, 15,000 waited for carbine signal fired by cavalryman at High Noon, Lt. C. A. Hedekin, commanding Troop A., U.S. Cav. Race from land started from post on knoll half mile west, by wagon, buggy, bicycle, horse and train. In 60 by 90 mile area, every acre occupied by nightfall. The first settlers reached Enid from here.
Location
On U.S. Highway 81, near the
Garfield-Kingfisher county line
south of Bison, Garfield County.*
OpenStreetMap Google Maps
36.164, -97.89012
36.164, -97.89012
Photos
Notes
More Pictures:
Run Of '89 North Boundary
At the opening of "Old Oklahoma,"
April 22, 1889, this was the north
line for the Run starting at 12
o'clock noon. Prairies and hills
in the 2,000,000 acre tract, south,
were peopled by tens of thousands,
homes were planted and tent cities
sprang up before nightfall.
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* Directions and information from Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright.