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Euro-American Historical Archaeology in Oklahoma

Description: Article explores the extent of historical archaeology in Oklahoma through the materials recovered from the excavation of key historic sites. Many of these Euro-American sites were trading posts and military forts.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Gettys, Marshall
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Log of a Frontier Marshal

Description: Article explores the life of a frontier marshal in Oklahoma Territory through the inclusion of a log by U.S. Deputy Marshal Wiley G. Haines. Joe D. Haines, Jr. compares the actual daily life of a frontier marshal with the romantic accounts of the west that have been popularized by film and literature.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Haines, Joe D., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Sites in the Cherokee Strip

Description: Article explores the historic sites located on the Cherokee Strip as well as their origins. C. E. Metcalf describes the key landmarks on the lucrative land run, as well as they key figures who tried to settle or acquire it.
Date: Winter 1981
Creator: Metcalf, C. Earle
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Stand Watie and the Killing of James Foreman

Description: Article illustrates the events of May 14, 1942, when Stand Watie killed James Foreman after accusing him of killing his uncle. Richard Zellner explores how this act of violence was just a step in the growing friction between white frontier settlers and the Cherokee Indians who had been relocated there, friction that would eventually lead to large-scale conflict.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Zellner, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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