Public Land Strip

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The Public Land Strip, later known as the Oklahoma Panhandle, was a narrow, unassigned U.S. territory in the 19th century that existed between Texas and Kansas before being incorporated into the state of Oklahoma.

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Public Land Strip canonical 2

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former territorial entity
historical region
unorganized territory of the United States
alsoKnownAs No Man's Land
Oklahoma Panhandle
borderedBy Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico Territory
Texas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governingAuthority United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
hasPart Beaver County, Oklahoma
Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Texas County, Oklahoma
historicalUse open range and cattle trails
settlement by homesteaders before formal organization
incorporatedInto U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma
incorporationDate 1907
laterKnownAs Oklahoma Panhandle
latitudeRange between 36°30′N and 37°N
legalContext result of the Missouri Compromise line at 36°30′N
lengthApprox about 170 miles
locatedIn Great Plains
North America
nowPartOf Oklahoma
partOf Oklahoma Territory
predecessor part of lands claimed by the Republic of Texas
reasonForExistence created by boundary adjustments involving Texas and surrounding territories
shape narrow strip of land
status unassigned U.S. territory
unorganized territory
timePeriod 19th century
widthRangeApprox 34 to 37 miles

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oklahoma Panhandle historicallyPartOf Public Land Strip
No Man's Land alsoKnownAs Public Land Strip