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April 22, 1889
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Billie Walsh
Between 1855 and 1866, specific tribal boundaries were formed. From 1866 to
1889, numerous other tribes were relocated to Indian Territory, including
Cheyenne and Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa and Apache to name a few. An area called
The Unassigned Lands was left in the north central part of the territory.
This area, including most of what is now Logan County, was opened for
settlement by the land run April 22, 1889. It is estimated there were over
50,000 people who participated in the run. Guthrie grew to some 10,000
people overnight.
The great land “run” of April 22, 1889 provided
great opportunities for settlers and speculators in land and thus was the
beginning of settlement of the area. The hardworking settlers were determined
to keep their 160 acres of free government land by building improvements,
starting businesses, breaking sod to plant crops of vegetables, melons, corn,
and kaffir. They were a hardy lot and faced tremendous difficulties in the
first few years.
Logan County was first designated as “County No. 1” when Oklahoma
Territory was organized in 1890. It was later named Logan in honor of a great
statesman and soldier, John Alexander Logan.
An extensive history of Logan County can be found in The Logan County History, Volumes I and II, as compiled by Helen Freudenberger Holmes.
West Harrison St., 1889, Guthrie, Logan County
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Logan County Genealogical Society
Logan County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, October 21, 1:00 p.m., at the Oklahoma Territorial Museum, 406 E. Oklahoma.
To help celebrate, a round table discussion will be held about particular troublesome research, especially as it applies to Logan County research. Attendees are asked to bring questions about their own personal research at which time they will be directed to resources available in the genealogy library.
Sand bar patterns, Cimmaron River, Twin Lakes, Logan County
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Logan County Statistics
Founded 1890 Seat Guthrie Area Total 749 sq mi (1,940 km2) Land 744 sq mi (1,928 km2) Water 4 sq mi (12 km2) , 0.60% Population (2000) 33,924 (2013) Estimated 44,422 Density (2000) 46/sq mi (18/km2) Density (2013) 56/sq mi (22/km2) Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Congressional district 3rd 
Line at land office, 1889, Guthrie, Logan County
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