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The Pursuit of Dull Knife from Fort Reno in 1878-1879
Article chronicles the pursuit of Northern Cheyenne people who fled Fort Reno for their homelands in the Dakotas. The people were relocated to Fort Reno after the Red River War, but soon fell ill with disease and homesickness. The pursuit resulted in the creation of additional military forts inside of Oklahoma Territory.
Date:
Summer 1968
Creator:
Wright, Peter M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950
Article uses the lives of the Evans and Clark families to demonstrate evolving systems of racial discrimination in the emerging state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2018
Creator:
Truden, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Founding of El Reno
Article discusses the establishment of the town of El Reno, Oklahoma, its founder John A. Foreman, homestead law in the area, and county seat elections. Berlin B. Chapman includes excerpts of documentation from the time to construct a clearer picture of the townsite and the legalities surrounding its settlement.
Date:
Spring 1956
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History