Land Runs, Lotteries and Auction 1889 -1906
What is popularly known as the "Land Run", was five land runs, a land lottery and
finally a land auction. Prior to each Land Run the US government surveyed and platted
160 acres tracts for the first settler to reach to stake claim.
Below are the seven events
APR |
22 |
1889 |
Oklahoma Territory's First Land Run. |
SEP |
22 |
1891 |
Iowa, Sac, Fox, Pottawatomie, and Shawnee Lands, opened by land run. |
APR |
19 |
1892 |
Cheyenne and Arapaho land opened by land run. |
SEP |
16 |
1893 |
Cherokee Outlet opened by land run. |
MAY |
3 |
1895 |
Kickapoo lands opened by land run. |
AUG |
1 |
1901 |
Wichita-Caddo and Comanche, Kiowa and Apache lands, opened by a "land lottery" |
DEC |
|
1906 |
Big Pasture lands opened by bids. |
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