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Run of ’89 South Boundary

Cleveland County
Location: on US-77 at east end of South Canadian River bridge in Lexington
Topics: Land Openings; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The South Canadian River was the south boundary line for the Unassigned Lands in central Oklahoma opened to settlement on April 22, 1889, in the first of five land runs in Oklahoma.

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Run of ’89 South Boundary

Grady County
Location: on OK-37 east of Cimarron Road in Tuttle
Coordinates: 35.290946, -97.811035
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Land Openings; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The South Canadian River was the south boundary line of the Unassigned Lands in central Oklahoma, which was opened to settlement on April 22, 1889, in the first of five land runs in Oklahoma. At noon, settlers forded the river near Silver City to stake homestead claims.

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