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Oklahoma Territory
territory of the USA between 1890-1907
Oklahoma Panhandle
panhandle in north-western Oklahoma and former unorganized territory
Cherokee Outlet
Sooners
right|thumb|375px|Unassigned Lands – 1885
Sooners is the name given to settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands illegally in what is now the state of Oklahoma before the official start of the Land Rush of 1889. The Unassigned Lands were a part of Indian Territory that, after a lobbying campaign, were to be opened to American settlement in 1889. President Benjamin Harrison officially proclaimed the Unassigned Lands open to settlement on April 22, 1889. As people lined up around the borders of the Oklahoma District, they waited for the official opening. It was not until noon that it officially
Greer County
former county in Texas, United States (1860-1896), afterwards part of Oklahoma Territory