the Land Run of 1889

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath land disputes
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:annual_events
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:displacement
cultural disruption
loss of land
conflicts with settlers
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of American frontier spirit
gptkbp:date April 22, 1889
gptkbp:established gptkb:Norman
gptkb:Kingfisher
gptkb:Stillwater
Edmond
Guthrie
gptkbp:followed_by subsequent land runs
gptkbp:historical_impact increased westward expansion
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:Photographer
oral histories
newspaper articles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Land Run of 1889
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in historical reenactments
gptkbp:land_use gptkb:species
over 2 million acres
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for literature
inspiration for art
inspiration for films
inspiration for songs
part of Oklahoma's statehood history
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkbp:local_government gptkb:U._S._government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oklahoma_Territory
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive newspaper reporting
gptkbp:notable_event first land run in Oklahoma
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:John_A._Mc_Clure
gptkb:Jesse_Chisholm
gptkb:David_L._Payne
gptkb:C._E._Mc_Gowan
William Couch
gptkbp:participants thousands of settlers
gptkbp:preceded_by Indian Appropriations Act of 1889
gptkbp:purpose to claim land
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Land_Run_of_1893
gptkb:Land_Run_of_1901
gptkb:Land_Run_of_1906
gptkb:Land_Run_of_1891
gptkbp:result establishment of towns
gptkbp:significance opening of the Unassigned Lands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oklahoma_Land_Rushes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8