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.
Location
On U.S. Highway 81, near the Garfield-Kingfisher county line south of Bison, Garfield County.*
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36.164, -97.89012
36.164, -97.89012
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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.
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* Directions and information from Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright.