Like a dystopian landscape from the old days of the wild west, the Unassigned Land lay seemingly forgotten for several years. The area now known as Oklahoma’s Panhandle was originally not destined to become part of the state. With the arrivals of the Europeans into the America’s, Spain took control of a large swath of […]
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The Great Cattle Drives: Frontier life in Oklahoma 1866-1889
The terrain was treacherous, the heat unbearable, and the pay was paltry. Still, through the wild frontier of Indian Territory, these spirited cowboys braved disaster and desolation in search of the American dream. Many of these cowboys were born from one of the worst wars this country has ever fought. The Civil War had left […]