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This geoart series will be somewhat different from others. Because of our interest in the Oklahoma Land Run we've compiled quite a bit of history from the Oklahoma Historical society. It's loosely laid out in a chronological order through the series from the O to the L finally to the R. The Oklahoma outline portion of the art will be general history questions and state facts. We hope you enjoy the history lesson and journey.
Many of the containers are preforms, some are not. Most are up off the ground, some are not. Some have parking pull offs, some do not. Some are on paved roads, many are not. Please use common sense during periods of inclement weather.
Consequently, in 1892 David A. Harvey, the first territorial delegate, submitted the memorial and introduced an unsuccessful bill in Congress calling for single statehood. Among those favoring the bill were Oklahoma City's Sidney Clarke and Guthrie's Horace Speed and William P. Hackney. Opposing the bill were Elias C. Boudinot (Cherokee), Roley McIntosh and Albert P. McKellop (Creek), and J. S. Standley (Choctaw). In 1902 delegate Dennis T. Flynn advocated a piecemeal absorption approach, asking for immediate statehood for O.T., with individual Indian nations in I.T. added to the state as they became ready for statehood.
The driving forces of politics and economics created an ever-changing situation and caused individuals to waver in their support of the different statehood plans. For example, Sidney Clarke initially favored single statehood but later supported statehood for Oklahoma territory with Indian territory added at a future date. At the national level, opposition arose in Congress from eastern representatives who were concerned that the admission of Oklahoma territory would overturn their supremacy by increasing the number of western states. Southern Democratic representatives worried that Oklahoma territory would enter the Union with a strong Republican following. Others argued that the land area of Oklahoma territory was too small to be considered a state and that its resources of agriculture and cattle raising were too limited. In addition, there would be no tax base to support a state government for five years, because homesteaders were required to live on their claims for five years before receiving title to the land. Therefore, no taxes could be generated until 1894. In addition, allotments to American Indians in Oklahoma territory were held in trust by the federal government for twenty-one years and were exempt from taxes.
Continued in Chapter 36.
Material and photos courtesy of: Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center
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