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Boundary Line 1889 and 1893

Payne County
Location: at intersection of North Washington Street (formerly OK-40) and West Ranch Avenue in Stillwater
Coordinates: 36.16406, -97.06959
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Land Openings; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

An east-west line near this marker’s location marked the north boundary of the Unassigned Lands, which were opened for settlement on April 22, 1889. Four years later, on September 16, 1893, this line marked the south boundary for entry into the Cherokee Outlet.

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