By the President of the United States of America. A proclamation.


↑ Parent: Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Sectional Map of the Cherokee Outlet to be opened to settlers at high noon (central standard time), Saturday, September 16, 1893.

Collection: Osher Collection

Name: By the President of the United States of America. A proclamation.

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Date Published: 1893

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Brief Description: Proclamation of the president regarding the homesteading of the "strip". The president of the United States at the time was Grover Cleveland.

Historical Context: 1983 land rush allowed white settlers into the middle-section of land (now the state of Oklahoma) to file homestead claims. Pressure from white settlers caused the government to give away Indian lands.

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