Each committee member came from a different state in an effort to form an impartial group. LtoR Charles W. Price, Colorado; W. Ebey, Kansas; John A. Blackburn, Missouri; A. Meudlick, Wisconsin; Angelo C. Scott, Kansas; Oscar H. Violet, California; M. Barney, Illinois; J. Wheeler, Michigan; B. Woodson, Texas. On March 23, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation that opened the Unassigned Lands to settlement, an area that would later become the first six counties in central Oklahoma.
The proclamation did not include authorization to form a territorial government, but that did not stop citizens from organizing and holding an election in the dusty streets 10 days after the land run.
An election was held on May 1, to select a Mayor and City Officers. Two wards were established, each with a polling place where male residents over age 18 could cast their votes. View of Oklahoma City after three weeks growth, May During the s, Oklahoma suffered from droughts and high winds, destroying many farms and creating the infamousDust Bowl of the Great Depression era.
But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. The Oklahoma City bombing occurred when a truck packed with explosives was detonated on April 19, , outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing people and leaving hundreds more injured.
The blast was set off by anti-government The territory that would become South Dakota was added to the United States in as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The first permanent American settlement was established at Fort Pierre by the Lewis and Clark expedition in White settlement of the territory in the s As the sun approached its zenith on April 22, , an anxious army of 50, land-hungry settlers awaited their signal.
Then, as the minute hand slipped over the hour hand at noontime, cannons boomed, pistols fired and bugles blared across the dusty plains. Horseback riders The land that today makes up North Dakota became U. The regionwas originally part of the Minnesota and Nebraska territories, until, along with South Dakota, it was organized into the Dakota Territory in Consequently, accusations were made that some individuals were Sooners and lot jumpers and general confusion ensued.
From April 22, , to May 2, , the towns and communities in the Unassigned Lands existed under provisional government because the federal government had not foreseen the need to establish laws to govern the new territory. When the U. Congress passed the Organic Act on May 2, , the laws of Nebraska applied to the newly formed Oklahoma Territory until local legislation could be passed. Oklahoma City was incorporated on July 15, William L. Couch served as the first provisional mayor of Oklahoma City and Charles F.
Colcord as the first police chief. When Couch resigned on November 11, , Sidney Clarke became acting mayor until an election could be held. Andrew J. Beale was elected mayor on November 27, In William J. Gault became the first nonprovisional mayor. With the passage of the Organic Act seven counties were established.
Oklahoma County was originally known as County Two, with Oklahoma City as the county seat, and Guthrie was designated as the territorial capital. Rivalry between Guthrie and Oklahoma City for the capital existed until June 11, By a majority vote of the people on that date, Oklahoma City was selected as the state capital, and the state seal was moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
William F. Harn and John J. Culbertson donated land for the capitol site. Ground-breaking for the capitol occurred on July 20, , and the structure was completed on June 30, However, on June 20, , construction started on a dome, which was dedicated on November 16, In June The Guardian statue was placed atop the dome. From to the s city leaders and builders turned the railroad watering stop into a bustling commercial and transportation hub.
Henry Overholser, a prominent early settler, had six prefabricated, two-story, wooden buildings transported to Oklahoma City in the early months of its development. He built the first opera house and constructed a palatial home, the Overholser House NR , on the outskirts of town. Overholser and Charles G. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad in By that line connected Sapulpa and Oklahoma City. When Oklahoma City's population more than doubled from 4, in to 10, in , the need for housing escalated.
To meet the demand John W. Shartel, Anton H. Classen, and others developed residential areas, which resulted in the first urban sprawl. In Classen established the University and Marquette additions. That year Israel M. In the s and s Gilbert A. He is best remembered for the development of Nichols Hills, an exclusive residential area in northwest Oklahoma City.
In addition to Overholser's two-story buildings, other multistory structures included a three-story, brick and stone post office building dedicated on July 4, By six brick and tile manufacturers operated to keep pace with the rapid construction of residences and office buildings.
Charles Colcord built the twelve-story Colcord Building NR ; when completed in , it was considered Oklahoma City's first skyscraper. Oilman William B. Solomon Layton designed the five-story Baum Building, which was modeled after the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy, and constructed in —10 at Robinson and Grand avenues.
Soon after the land opening settlers established subscription schools until taxes could be assessed to support public schools. After the land run Lyman H. Jennie Mrs. Fred Sutton established a school in the rear of a hardware store on First Street between Broadway and Robinson avenues.
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