At
straight-up noon on
September 16, 1893,
a gunshot punctuated
the excitement as thousands
of men, women, and children
began their run into
the Cherokee Strip.
More than 100,000 people
entered the strip on
horseback, on foot,
by train, wagon, and
bicycle . . . all seeking
a new life on the frontier.
About 20,000 of these
people settled in what
was to be designated
"O" County.
"O" County
was provided with a
county seat reserve
of 320 acres, a plot
of four acres for a
court house, and one
acre for a government
land office. The county
seat was Enid,
and eventually "O"
County became Garfield
County.
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