Reliving History — Part 4

Oklahoma’s fourth land run is the most well-known to native Oklahomans. It also was the largest and deadliest land run in the state’s history. The fourth land run, or the Cherokee Outlet Opening, consisted of nearly 6.4 million acres Ccongress had purchased from the Cherokee Tribe. The Cherokee Outlet was a 60-mile wide portion of land that stretched from the 96th meridian west to the 100th…