Oklahoma Territory

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Oklahoma Territory was a historical U.S. territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that preceded the formation of the state of Oklahoma.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organized incorporated territory of the United States
admissionOrderInUnion 46th state
admittedToUnionAs Oklahoma
borderedBy Colorado
Indian Territory
Kansas
New Mexico Territory
Texas
capital Guthrie
combinedToForm State of Oklahoma in 1907
combinedWith eastern part of Indian Territory
continent North America
country United States of America
createdBy Oklahoma Organic Act
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
dateDissolved 1907-11-16
dateEstablished 1890-05-02
flag Flag of Oklahoma Territory
governedBy Presidentially appointed territorial governors
governmentType territorial government
highestCourt Supreme Court of Oklahoma Territory
historicalEra Gilded Age
Progressive Era
includedPresentDay Oklahoma
language English
legislature Oklahoma Territorial Legislature
locatedIn Great Plains
South Central United States
majorCity Guthrie
Oklahoma City
mergedInto Oklahoma
namedAfter Oklahoma
notableEvent Oklahoma land runs
surface form: Land Run of 1889

Oklahoma land runs
surface form: Land Run of 1893

Oklahoma land runs
surface form: Land Run of 1895

Land lottery of 1901
organizedUnder Oklahoma Organic Act
surface form: Oklahoma Organic Act of 1890
partOf United States territories
populationCharacteristic rapidly growing settler population
predecessor Indian Territory
surface form: Indian Territory (in part)

Unassigned Lands
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
railroad development
ranching
statusBeforeStatehood organized territory
successor U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma
timeZone Central Time Zone
usedLegalSystem U.S. territorial law

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Away We Go! hasSubject Oklahoma Territory
Ado Annie Carnes setting Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma! (1955 film) setInPlace Oklahoma Territory
U.S. state of Oklahoma admittedToUnionFrom Oklahoma Territory
subject surface form: Oklahoma
U.S. state of Oklahoma statehoodFrom Oklahoma Territory
subject surface form: Oklahoma
Aunt Eller settingOfActivity Oklahoma Territory
Ali Hakim settingOfWork Oklahoma Territory
Jud Fry setIn Oklahoma Territory
People Will Say We're in Love setting Oklahoma Territory
Laurey Williams settingOfActivity Oklahoma Territory
I Cain't Say No settingInWork Oklahoma Territory
All Er Nuthin' setting Oklahoma Territory
Will Parker basedIn Oklahoma Territory
Sooner State associatedWithHistory Oklahoma Territory
Jeeter Fry setting Oklahoma Territory
Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (original Broadway production) setting Oklahoma Territory
subject surface form: Jud Fry
Unassigned Lands partOf Oklahoma Territory
Organic Act of 1890 appliesToJurisdiction Oklahoma Territory
Organic Act of 1890 createdPoliticalEntity Oklahoma Territory
Organic Act of 1890 relatedTo Oklahoma Territory
Cherokee Outlet borderedBy Oklahoma Territory
Cherokee Outlet successorTerritorialUnit Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma County namedFor Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territorial Legislature country Oklahoma Territory
Andrew Carnes basedIn Oklahoma Territory
Abner Norman activityLocation Oklahoma Territory
The Oklahoma Kid settingLocation Oklahoma Territory
Albert H. Ellis placeOfActivity Oklahoma Territory
Chisholm Trail passesThrough Oklahoma Territory
Garvin County, Oklahoma foundedAsCountyIn Oklahoma Territory
Noble County, Oklahoma locatedIn Oklahoma Territory
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Territory (historical)
No Man's Land alsoKnownAs Oklahoma Territory
this entity surface form: Cimarron Territory
No Man's Land incorporatedInto Oklahoma Territory
Public Land Strip partOf Oklahoma Territory
Far and Away settingPlace Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma land runs locatedIn Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma City namedAfter Oklahoma Territory