"And The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day": Drought and the Cherokee Outlet Land Run

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This article details the difficulties that settlers of the Cherokee Outlet faced and how they coped with adverse conditions. Many environmental and economic factors contributed to their success or failure, including a major drought on the Southern Plains that coincided with the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893.

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Sweeney, Kevin Z. Winter 2003.

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This article details the difficulties that settlers of the Cherokee Outlet faced and how they coped with adverse conditions. Many environmental and economic factors contributed to their success or failure, including a major drought on the Southern Plains that coincided with the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893.

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22 p. : ill.

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Abstract: For many home seekers, the late-season date for the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893 coincided with a major drought on the Southern Plains. Moreover, other environmental and economic factors contributed to their success or failure. Kevin Sweeney focuses on the difficulties settlers faced and how they coped with adverse conditions in the various sections of the Outlet.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 81(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2003, pp. 436-457

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 436
  • Page End: 457

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Sweeney, Kevin Z. "And The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day": Drought and the Cherokee Outlet Land Run, article, Winter 2003; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2016901/: accessed June 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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