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75,000 Rush to Claim Oklahoma Land in Great Openings Race
The massing crowd gathers at boundaries near Bixip as 75,000 settlers race into the land opened by the U S government. Buggies, bicycles, and horses vie for homesteads and town sites, amid dust, chaos, and contested lots. Water scarcity and sparse infrastructure loom as fate of claims unfolds.
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United States Army
Losemen
Arkiness City
T. Bee
Itvends
Ihis
Arkanane City
Caldwell
Orlando
Hennessy
Stillwater
Kiowa
Hunnewell
Oklahoma
Perry
Santa Fe
Milford
Pond Creek
Rock Island
Uncle Sam
Sime
Chiepschool
Chicago Reserve
Arkansas City
Wichita
Winfield