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Cherokee Strip

Kay County
Location: on US-77 at entrance of Chilocco Indian School
Coordinates: 36.987376, -97.042055
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Oklahoma
Topics: Land Openings; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

On September 11, 1893, thousands of Americans gathered to prepare to make a run for homesteads in the Cherokee Outlet. The US government arranged to have booths placed near the Kansas state line for prospective settlers to declare their intentions to participate in the land run. The Cherokee Outlet opened for settlement on September 16, 1893, with land offices located in Perry, Enid, Alva, and Woodward.

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Cherokee Strip

Woods County
Location: at intersection of Flynn and Post Office streets in Alva
Coordinates: 36.804733, -98.664470
Material: Other (Stone with bronze plaque)
Sponsor(s): Daughters of the American Revolution
Topics: Government; Land Openings; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The first land office in the Cherokee Outlet was located here.

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Opening of the Cherokee Strip

Kay County
Location: on US-77 at the Oklahoma-Kansas border
Coordinates: 36.998372, -97.045767
Material: Other (Stone with bronze plaque)
Sponsor(s): Ponca City Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Topics: Land Openings; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The present Oklahoma-Kansas state line marked the northern border of the Cherokee Outlet, which opened for settlement on September 16, 1893. This marker was dedicated in 1928 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Cherokee Outlet Opening.