Land run, or land grab, usually refers to a historical event in which previously-restricted land of the United States was opened to settlement by settlers for homesteading. The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 was the most prominent of the land runs, although there were several others enumerated below.

There were five land runs in Oklahoma:

1. Land Run of 1889 took place at high noon on April 22, 1889 and involved the settlement of the Unassigned Lands (most of modern day Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, and Payne counties).

2. September 22, 1891: Land run to settle Iowa, Sac and Fox, Pottawatomie, and Shawnee lands.
3. April 19, 1892: Land run to settle the Cheyenne and Arapaho lands.
4. September 16, 1893: Cherokee Strip Land Run. The Run of the Cherokee Strip opened nearly 7,000,000 acres (28,000 km²) to settlement on September 16, 1893. The land was purchased from the Cherokees for $7,000,000.
5. May 3, 1895: Land run to settle the Kickapoo lands.

The Oklahoma Centennial Land Run Monument is currently being constructed in Norman, Oklahoma to commemorate the Land Run of 1889. As they are completed, parts of the sculpture are set up in Bricktown, Oklahoma City. When completed, the monument will be approximately 365 feet long, making it one of the largest bronze sculptures in the world.

External links

• Land Run of 1889 (Oklahoma Historical Society)
• Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 (Cornell University)
• Land Run Monument Dedication picture

History of Oklahoma | Agriculture in the United States

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