Pottawatomie County Oklahoma Territory

Author : Ann McDonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781701396227
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Pottawatomie Co. , OK written by Ann McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, was settled by a land run on September 21, 1891. It was originally called County B by the federal government when land was bought back from the Absentee Shawnee, Citizen Pottawatomie and Sac & Fox tribes and stake out in quarter sections (160 acres). It was a fertile land, bordered on the west by the well-known "cross timbers" and on the south and east side by the North Canadian River. It was the closest county to Indian Territory on the east side of what became Oklahoma. Four years later the Kickapoo land was added to the county, also by a land run, the last of five in Oklahoma. When the railroads came a few short years after the land opening Shawnee and the surrounding communities became the place to build farms, home and businesses. The year after statehood, which was in 1907, in a major undertaking, a three volume publication was distributed which contained biographies of men and women who were at the forefront of developing the newest addition to the country. The authors relied on those in their own communities to acquire the information. By gleaning the 1,000+ biographies, adding some clarifications and making 21st Century alterations to language, those who are studying Pottawatomie County history as well as their own, now have that opportunity. Many of those who distinguished themselves as leaders and builders of Pottawatomie County are contained here taken from hundred years histories of the state. The stories reflect the hardships and courage it took to develop Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.