GC2B6H7 Oklahoma Land Run West #124 (Traditional Cache) in Oklahoma, United States created by FrogHunter1981

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Hidden : 7/3/2010

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Stake a claim
on the

"<br">"red">OKLAHOMA LAND
RUN!

The
Oklahoma Land
Run "comic sans ms">is a series of caches that will run across the
whole state east to west! This project will take some time to
complete, but with Oklahoma Geocachers working together it will
happen!

The first
Oklahoma Land
Run "4">began as a perfect spring
day--bright, balmy and cloudless. The Oklahoma prairie was green
with the new year, a little glimpse of paradise to the thousands of
land-starved pioneers. This was it, the greatest rush for land in
the history of mankind. More than 2 million acres of unassigned
land in the heart of Indian territory were opened to settlement.
50,000 hopefuls surrounded the area to stake their claim for less
than 12,000 homesteads!

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The rushers waited impatiently in all the little towns just outside
the new lands: Darlington, Buffalo Springs, Silver City and
Purcell. Then across the territory at high noon on April 22, 1889,
blasts rang out from gun shot, cannon fire and bugle charge and the
race started. During the next six hours, about 10,000 people
settled in what became the capital of the new Territory of
Oklahoma: Guthrie. The U.S. land offices were mobbed, both in
Kingfisher and in Guthrie. Monstrous lines appeared instantly
outside both, as men stood, usually for days, to register their
land.

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By the time the red dust settled that evening, a new era had begun
in Oklahoma. The foundation had been laid for this "Sooner" State.
It took legislation, proclamations, five land rushes, a land
lottery, and a land auction, to lead to settlement and eventual
statehood of Oklahoma. At 10:15 on the morning of November 16,
1907, President Roosevelt took a seat at the cabinet table
surrounded by a small delegation of government clerks and newspaper
men. By 10:16 he signed the statehood proclamation and declared
"Oklahoma is now a
state."
"comic sans ms">The center of series starts north of Guthrie,
which was the first state capital for Oklahoma. The city has
beautiful victorian architecture, which provides a unique backdrop
for Wild West and territorial-style entertainment, carriage tours,
replica trolley cars, specialty shops, and art galleries.You will
navigate through back roads and byways to explore the sprawling
ranches, endless sky, miles of rolling grass dunes, windmills and
the most unspoiled landscapes in Oklahoma. Discover charming small
towns, scenic beauty, and local history that awaits you as you
travel through the "red">OKLAHOMA LAND RUN! "4">Whether you are looking for a
wonderful day trip or a multiday immersion, the "comic sans ms" size="4" color="red">OKLAHOMA LAND
RUN "comic sans ms">puts it all within
reach.

"comic sans ms">The
center of the run is located in Guthrie, Oklahoma at coordinatesN
35° 54.785 W 097° 23.418

The west series will carefully navigate you through beautiful
Oklahoma countryside twisting from County Road 76 to County Road
73. Finding its way to County Road 720 to Loyal, Oklahoma.
Traveling north towards Highway 51, following west towards
Texas.The series to the east will be a tricky one, following County
Road 76 to Highway 33 to highway 51 east out towards Arkansas.
Areas in Tulsa, Oklahoma are high traffic, so the run will lead
towards safer roads. The series does not have end points yet, since
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"comic sans ms">The
run will be set up by volunteers only. If you would like to add to
series, please do so! Any help to continue this project will be
great!

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The caches were placed near or by either a driveway, a road
shoulder or a turn-off intersection. So please look for these as
your hunting the caches to pull your geocar off the roads. Not all
roadways are paved so use caution while driving down the gravel and
dirt roads. Please do not cross any fences while geocaching, there
will be some no trespassing signs posted, but all caches are not
placed on other

side fences.

"comic sans ms">"4">"comic sans ms">Please bring your own writing stick to sign
logs. When signing logs, please sign only the date and your geoname
to leave room for future geocashers. Abusing logs will get your log
deleted. Please post any great times you had while traveling the
Oklahoma Land
Run
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logs.

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"comic sans ms">"4">Since they are
placed in rural Oklahoma areas, you will find barbwire by many of
the locations, so please watch your children during the fun. To
keep the run going, please place caches back in same place as you
found. With so many caches on this route, will be hard to maintain,
any help will caches will be much appreciated. There are wild
animals

in the area so use
Caution!
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"comic sans ms">"4">Click "http://www.okmoments.com/index.php?q=230">here to learn more
about Land Run of
1889.

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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