Description: 1904Original Antique Rand McNally Map Oklahoma TerritoryshowingNo-Man's-LandThe Oklahoma Panhandle was known as "No Man's Land" from 1850 to 1890 because it was not attached to any state or territorial government. It was lawlessness area between Kansas and Texas. Outlaws ran rampant, and violence and mob justice were the citizenry's only recourse.It became part of Oklahoma Territory and part of the state of Oklahoma in 1907. The area was officially called the Public Land Strip, but was also known as Cimarron Territory and the Neutral Strip.andThe Indian TerritoryComprised of Five Native American Nations Creeks, Cherokees ,Chickasaws, Choctaws ,Seminoles Oklahoma Territory was an organized territory of the United States from 1890 until 1907, when it became the 46th state. The territory was created by the Oklahoma Organic Act of 1890, which combined the western half of Indian Territory with No Man's Land, which is now the Oklahoma Panhandle. The Act reduced Indian Territory to the lands occupied by the Five Civilized Tribes and the Tribes of the Quapaw Indian Agency (at the borders of Kansas and Missouri). The remaining western portion of the former Indian Territory became the Oklahoma Territory. The map also shows the railroads that crossed through the Indian Territory this includes: The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (CO&G), known informally as the "Choctaw Route," The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (MK&T), also known as the Katy, was a railroad that ran through Oklahoma from 1870–1988, The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (St. L. I. M. & S.), commonly known as the Iron Mountain, was an American railway company that operated from 1856 until 1917 when it was merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad and The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (SL&SF), also known as the Frisco, which had a significant presence in Oklahoma. Built in 1899, this line ran from Oklahoma City to Chickasha and the Red River.The map is very detailed A number of roads, towns, rivers, mountains, and other points of interest are located, including the abandoned Ft. Gibson. The map comes framed (8" x 10") under glass with an acid-free matt.map image: 6.5" x 5.2"
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Date Range: 1890-1909
Framed/Unframed: Framed 8" x 10"
Format: Atlas Map
Printing Technique: Lithography
Year: 1904
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: Rand McNally
Country/Region: United States of America
Territories: Oklahoma, Indian
