Exploring Oklahoma History
Exploring Oklahoma History is just for the fun of seeing what there is to see in the great state of Oklahoma, and to possibly learn a little something along the way.
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Historic Place Database
This database is provided to help you explore the great state of Oklahoma.
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Exploring Oklahoma Blog
The latest on our discoveries and adventures around Oklahoma.
Big Spring
Located 200 feet west is the Big Spring used by Indians explorers and cattlemen before the Cherokee Strip was opened to white settlement after the famous run of 1893 this spring was the main source of water for early Ponca City.
Located in Kay County, Oklahoma.
September 16
Cherokee Strip Land Run
Saturday, September, 16, 1893 – On this day the eastern end of the Cherokee Outlet was settled in the Cherokee Strip land run, the largest land run in the United States. This section of land is still known as the Cherokee Strip, and the label has often been used to refer to the whole of the Cherokee Outlet. more...
Blog Oklahoma Podcast 063: Babbs Switch
In this week's episode we take another look back into Oklahoma history as we explore the tragedy at Babbs Switch. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
Blog Oklahoma Podcast 062: Greer County
In this long overdue episode we take another look back into Oklahoma History.with the fascinating tale of Greer County … Texas. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
Killers of the Flower Moon
The book investigates a series of murders of wealthy Osage people that took place in Osage County, Oklahoma in the early 1920s—after big oil deposits were discovered beneath their land. ...