"And The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day": Drought and the Cherokee Outlet Land Run
Description:
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.
Date:
Winter 2003
Creator:
Sweeney, Kevin Z.
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Partner:
Oklahoma Historical Society