Cimarron Territory (open access)

Cimarron Territory

Article details the establishment of the Cimarron Territory, a governmental body that oversaw legal and legislative disputes within the area known as No-Man's Land within Oklahoma for two years.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Beck, T. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
No Man's Land (open access)

No Man's Land

Article details the author's experiences living within No Man's Land, an area of Beaver county without a governing body or law enforcement.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Brown, Elmer E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The History of No-Man's Land, or Old Beaver County (open access)

The History of No-Man's Land, or Old Beaver County

Article chronicles the history of No-Man's Land, otherwise known as Old Beaver County, as it mirrors the country's history of ownership and struggle.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Wardell, Morris L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Special Kind of Man: The Autobiography of Dr. Lindsey L. Long (open access)

A Special Kind of Man: The Autobiography of Dr. Lindsey L. Long

Article provides an autobiographical portrait of the life of Dr. Lindsey L. Long through exploration of his reminiscences. Ben Blackstock highlights the life and struggles of a physician in rural Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1999
Creator: Blackstock, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Vigilantes in Early Beaver (open access)

The Vigilantes in Early Beaver

Article chronicles how Beaver City was patrolled by a vigilante group during its pioneer days through the narrative of a shoot out that occurred within the city.
Date: Summer 1938
Creator: Frederick, J. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History