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	Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oklahoma is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the north by Kansas and northwest by Colorado (both at 37°N), on the far west by New Mexico (at 103°W), and on the south and near-west by Texas.
		Oklahoma's natural terrain is very diverse, ranging from oak and hickory mixed forest in the wetter eastern part of the state, to the post oak and fljack oak savannah territory of the Cross Timbers, to the plains and semi-arid regions of western Oklahoma and the panhandle.
		Oklahoma, as Indian Territory, served as the relocation area for the policy of Indian Removal started by Andrew Jackson in the 1830s; the end of the Cherokee Trail of Tears was Indian Territory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oklahoma (3310 words)

	Oklahoma Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oklahoma Territory was an organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma became the 46th state.
		Old Oklahoma – April, 22, 1889 – opened by land run.
		Greer County – March 16, 1896 – officially assigned to Oklahoma Territory (Supreme Court decision May 23, 1895, separated the county from Texas).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oklahoma_Territory (283 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oklahoma
		Oklahoma, the forty-sixth state to be admitted to the Union, is bounded on the north by Colorado and Kansas, on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the south by the Red River separating it from Texas, and on the west by Texas and New Mexico.
		Of these lands the Oklahoma that was opened to settlement in 1889, by proclamation of the President of the United States, embraced 1,392,611 acres ceded by the Creeks, and 495,094 acres ceded by the Seminoles in 1866.
		Oklahoma Territory was not governed by that law and liquor was sold in all parts of Oklahoma.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11230c.htm (3513 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		The first territorial governor, a son of Asbury and Marie Louise Steele, was born in Fayette County, Indiana on December 13, 1839 and was educated in the local public schools later completing his academic studies at the Ohio Wesleyan University.
		The fourth territorial governor, a son of Henry Hogan and Semantha (Boyd) Barnes, was born in Livingston County, New York on August 25, 1845.
		Oklahoma Territory in 1895 and was speaker of the house during its session.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v020/v020p218.html (4285 words)

	OSCN Found Document:BOARD OF EDUC. OF OKLAHOMA v. TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. TAYLOR
		The members of the board appeared by the attorney general of the territory, and objected to the jurisdiction of the court, to the authority of the county attorney of Oklahoma county to maintain the action, and to the power to sue the members of said board.
		The defendants constitute the board of education of the Territory of Oklahoma, provided for in section 3, article 1, chapter 53 of the Statutes of 1893, and are the board of education charged with the duty of erecting the buildings for and controlling the construction and maintenance of the Southwestern territorial normal.
		That a normal school for the Territory of Oklahoma is hereby authorized to be established in the southwestern portion of Oklahoma Territory, to be known as the 'Southwestern Normal School,' and to be located and established as hereinafter provided.
	www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=62277 (2634 words)

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		In preparation for the admission of Oklahoma to the Union, Congress passed a number of statutes that contemplated the elimination of the Tribes' governmental powers, provided for the allotment of their lands, and subjected members of the Tribes to the full criminal and civil jurisdiction of the State, even on trust or restricted lands.
		Oklahoma, 241 U.S. In addition, the laws of the Oklahoma Territory were extended to the Indian Territory, until the new legislature of Oklahoma should provide otherwise.
		The effect was to substitute Oklahoma law for Arkansas law, and thereby to bring the members of the Five Civilized Tribes directly under the judicial jurisdiction and substantive laws of the State of Oklahoma, except where Congress expressly provided otherwise.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1988/sg880200.txt (4940 words)

	Wikinfo \| Oklahoma
		Oklahoma was the last remnant of the Indian Territory.
		Oklahoma is bounded on the north by Kansas and Colorado, on the west and south by New Mexico and Texas (with part of the Texas border delineated by the Red River (of the South), and on the east by Missouri and Arkansas.
		As of the 2000 census, the population of Oklahoma is 3,450,654.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Oklahoma (1004 words)

	Oklahoma History
		Oklahoma has over 7 million acres of woodlands, so this cancels the rumor of the state being a treeless plain as well.
		Oklahoma City could very well have remained a small town had oil not been discovered in Oklahoma: an oil boom that rivaled that in Texas during the same period.
		Oklahoma City soon became the largest city in Oklahoma and has continued to be a vital center for the state of Oklahoma.
	panamaliving.com /ok.html (1166 words)

	State Information
		The present Oklahoma State Flag adopted by the State Legislature in 1925, is Oklahoma's 14th flag.
		Oklahoma has for its state seal a symbol that was developed from the history of the state.
		The lower right-hand ray shows houses, and a factory on the shore of a lake, on which is an Indian hunter paddling a canoe and this comprises the seal of the Seminole Nation.
	www.state.ok.us /osfdocs/stinfo.html (707 words)

	TravelOK.com: About Oklahoma
		Oklahoma's state capitol is the only one in the world with an oil well drilled beneath it.
		Oklahoma is the third largest gas producing state in the nation.
		The territory was split in half, and the western half became Oklahoma Territory.
	www.travelok.com /about/index.asp (783 words)

	Oklahoma State History and Information
		Oklahoma's recorded history began in 1541 when Spanish explorer Coronado ventured through the area on his quest for the "Lost City of Gold." The land that would eventually be known as Oklahoma was part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.
		The governor of Oklahoma is Brad Henry; the lieutenant governor is Mary Fallin.
		Oklahoma is bordered by six states: Texas to the south and west, Arkansas and Missouri to the east, Kansas to the north and Colorado and New Mexico at the tip of the northwestern Oklahoma panhandle.
	www.state.ok.us /osfdocs/stinfo2.html (3802 words)

	Oklahoma Governors
		Oklahoma's third Governor was born December 20, 1868, at Brundidge, Alabama.
		He was President of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention in 1906; Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1907-1908; Member of the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth United States Congresses; and Governor of the State from January 12, 1931, to January 15, 1935.
		Born November 20, 1951, near Canute, Oklahoma, in Washita County, Walters is the son of Harold and Evelyn Walters.
	www.governor.state.ok.us /govlist.htm (3251 words)

	Oklahoma Humanities Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The late Oklahoma historian Angie Debo suggested that the men and women who settled the state shared common experiences with every pioneering generation from the time of the Mayflower to their own.
		Oklahoma and Indian Territory residents responded quickly, providing men for Troops D, L, and M of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, the Rough Riders.
		Women successfully lobbied territorial lawmakers to vote in school elections, but at the state constitutional convention their plan for universal suffrage was defeated.
	www.okhumanitiescouncil.org /speakers.html (3775 words)

	Historical Tour of Oklahoma's Oil & Gas Industry
		Although Oklahoma's first oil find was accidental - the driller was seeking saltwater - other oil men quickly invaded the Indian Territory in search of "fl gold." Their efforts were hampered severely by governmental regulation, inadequate transportation facilities and the lack of a readily accessible market.
		Just before Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were united in single statehood in 1907, a fantastic oil-boom era begin in the region.
		Technological innovations first tried in the Oklahoma oil fields revolutionized the industry, and the oil fortunes made within the state laid the foundations for some of the world's greatest energy companies, which went on to develop the petroleum industry in dozens of other countries.
	www.okmoga.com /tour.html (952 words)

	History of Oklahoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These tribes were living in the southeastern part of the U.S. They had to walk to Oklahoma over a trail that became known as the "Trail of Tears." Many men, women and children died during this long and treacherous trip.
		While travelling through Oklahoma, the ranchers realized the territory was not only closer to the railroads, but a good location for raising cattle as well.
		On November 16, 1907, the Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined, and Oklahoma became the 46th state.
	www.okccvb.org /history/ok_history.htm (875 words)

	Oklahoma City History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		During the 1800s, the US government was forcibly relocating Indian tribes from all over the country into the area known as Oklahoma Territory.
		The Chamber began attracting railroads to Oklahoma City, and the new town was well on its way to economic prosperity.
		In 1910, with a population of 64,000, there was a petition to move the state capitol from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
	www.okccvb.org /history/okc_history.htm (569 words)

	Oklahoma
		Oklahoma's rich plains produce bumper yields of wheat, as well as large crops of sorghum, hay, cotton, and peanuts.
		Oklahoma - Oklahoma, state in SW United States.
		Oklahoma, University of - Oklahoma, University of, mainly at Norman, state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108260.html (363 words)

	HISTORY OF OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
		A brief history of the formation of Oklahoma territory as printed in The Indian Advocate, volume 14, issue number 1, January 1902.
		Lewis and Clarke visited the Territory in one of their early exploring expeditions, and the prairies and valleys of the Territory were the hunting grounds of the early tribes of Indians, from the earliest time of which there is record of the movements of the aboriginal Americans.
		In June, 1890, the territorial government came into existence, and by the same act of Congress the strip of country known as "No Man's Land," embracing, 3,681,000 acres, was added as Beaver county.
	www.keytech.com /~frizzell/advocteokterhist.html (399 words)

	Oklahoma Humanities Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of individuals and communities by fostering access to and education in the humanities.
		As the state partner for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), OHC is Oklahoma's leading advocate for the understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
		Territory Speakers is a program designed to connect scholars and the general public through lectures and discussions.
	www.okhumanitiescouncil.org (1498 words)

	Oklahoma Native American Culture
		The governor of Oklahoma is Frank Keating; the lieutenant governor is Mary Fallin.
		Oklahoma ranks fourth in the nation in the production of all wheat, fourth in cattle and calf production; fifth in the production of pecans; sixth in peanuts and eight in peaches.
		Oklahoma has a land area of 69,919 square miles and ranks 18 in the nation in size.
	www.shopoklahoma.com /native.htm (6845 words)

	OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH OF 1889
		Truly the Indians have well-named Oklahoma the "beautiful land." The landless and home-hungry people on the train might be pardoned their mental exhilaration, when the effect of this wonderfully beautiful country upon the most prosaic mind is considered.
		The original boomers who caused Oklahoma to be opened for settlement have much to be responsible for, not the last of which are the tears and cries of hungry children, who look about for bread and see only the red sand shimmering in the heated air.
		In Oklahoma City lots have probably not yet fallen that low in value, for the reason that fewer of them have been staked off, and also because the reaction there was not as great as at Guthrie.
	www.library.cornell.edu /Reps/DOCS/landrush.htm (5688 words)

	Title:"Oklahoma!" - Topics: U.S./1865 - 1913 & Oklahoma; Drama/Musicals; Dance/Performance
		"Oklahoma!" describes an America of youth, vitality, and innocence whose problems were manageable and did not threaten the fabric of society.
		The territories would petition to be admitted to the Union as states.
		Oklahoma territory became the 46th state in 1907.
	www.teachwithmovies.org /guides/oklahoma.html (453 words)

	1890 O.T. Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 1890 Oklahoma Territory census is one of the few existing state census records in the United States.
		Before the territorial census could be microfilmed and preserved, the records of Twp 14n, Rng 3w, and Twp 14n, Rng 4w were removed, and therefore not included in this census index.
		Using the WPA card file of Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, and Canadian counties in the OHS Research Library, and the Index to the 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census for the counties of Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver, we have compiled a complete index of all seven counties.
	www.ok-history.mus.ok.us /lib/1890/1890index.htm (662 words)

	Seminole Nation, Indian Territory History & Genealogy
		As tribal leaders surrendered during the war, their followers immigrated to the Indian Territory under military escort.
		When the Seminole people made their last settlement in Indian Territory, eight tribal square grounds were established in different parts of the nation where the old ceremonials, dances and ball games were held.
		The Oklahoma Constitutional Convention divided all of Indian Territory into 40 counties, no county being exactly as the pre-statehood Indian Nation, county or district with the exception of the Seminole Nation.
	www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org (838 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		Woodward County, then 60 miles square, was the westernmost county of the Cherokee outlet and adjoined Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle on the west and Kansas on the north.
		The cattle were driven from Texas across Oklahoma to Abilene, Kansas, as soon as the railroad reached that point, for shipment to the eastern markets.
		At first there probably were wild horses in western Oklahoma but in my time the wild horses were shipped in from ranches farther west for use by the settlers.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v016/v016p326.html (3732 words)

	Welcome to GuthrieOk.Com - Historic Guthrie Oklahoma
		The first Capital of Oklahoma is a National Historic Landmark combining the Spirit of Oklahoma Territory with charm and ambience rivaling the finest vacation destinations in America.
		of the Land Run of 1889 when the vast prairie became the Oklahoma Territory and overnight, the City of Guthrie was born 10,000 strong.
		The transition from the First Capital of the Oklahoma Territory to the National Historic Landmark designation Guthrie enjoys today is a tale of adventure, a tale of pride and a story of a town, unique in the history books.
	www.guthrieok.com (165 words)

	oklahoma map and information page
		One look at Oklahoma's flag, and the state's significant part in the history of American Indians becomes apparent.
		When the U.S. bought Oklahoma from France in 1803 - as part of the Louisiana Purchase - it eventually opened the Great Plains for settlement in the late 1800s, and thousands of settlers from the east began flooding the territory.
		Today, after surviving the severe drought and depression of the 1930s, Oklahoma is a wonderful mix of modern cities, small towns, cattle ranches and farms, and the fascinating cultures of a day gone by.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/ok.htm (1072 words)

	Oklahoma Independent History And Genealogy Home Page
		A Pioneer Certificate will honor the direct descendants of Pioneers in the territory that became Ellis County ---dates before statehood 1907.
		In the early days, seven counties were outlined and were designated as the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Counties.
		The first seven counties were Logan, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ok/state (446 words)

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