Land Run

School's out! We finally finished this challenging year of working hard and doing our best. Challenge A was fun and I'm a little sad it's over, but I'm glad to have a break. We just finished closing ceremonies this weekend and we are looking forward to the summer! We have some fun events coming up on May 7, (if you want to look at the upcoming events page, there's some links on there.) Anyway, the Land Run is going to be a fun event to take the family to.

History About the Real Oklahoma Land Run-

Thousands Rushing to Claim Land
The Oklahoma Land Run (or land rush) was on April 22, 1889, and included a whole 2 million acres. 50,000 people, with several different careers and specialties, rushed here from different states to claim land of thier own, and to hopefully find opportunity for better life. Oklahoma was filled with people that day. Suprisingly, the population of people rose from 0 to 10,000 in one day. The goverment had planned this operation for weeks, and finally, the city of Guthrie was built! This was a very important day for Oklahoma. People have created memorials to remember this day. So now, we too reenact the Land Run to remember and learn about this significant day.

Oklahoma Land Run Memorial