3rd Land Run

The third land run opened the Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation on April 19,1892. The eastern half, which contained most of the Indian allotments, filled quickly. The western half was used primarily for grazing.

Second Oklahoma Land Run

The lands of the Iowa, Sac, and Fox Indians opened for non-Indian settlement on September 22, 1891. Approximately 20,000 homeseekers rushed for 7,000 quarter-sections of land. Each quarter-section is 160 acres.

Guthrie, Oklahoma

When the sun rose April 22,1889 Guthrie, Oklahoma consisted of a water tank, two section houses, and a train depot. By the end of the day, the first capitol of Oklahoma was a city of tents with a population of 10,000 to 15,000 people.