The Cherokee Strip
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 37° 01.623 W 097° 02.874
14S E 673637 N 4099654
This Historical Marker is located in a turnout off of Quaker Haven Camp Road on the west side of US Highway just south of Arkansas City, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMGEFX
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Dedicated to
the many thousands who pioneered
The Cherokee Strip

September 16, 1893

Thousands gathered in this area to start a new frontier, six million acres of Cherokee Indian land was opened to homesteaders.

Tension, danger and hardship were the order of the day.

Arkansas City, Kansas

Marker Name: The Cherokee Strip

Marker Type: Roadside

Marker text:
See Long Description

Marker Location: Cowley

Name of agency setting marker: Other (Please identify in marker text)

Marker Web Address: [Web Link]

Year Marker Placed: Not listed

Official Marker Number: Not listed
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