98th Meridian - El Reno, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 31.858 W 097° 57.504
14S E 594431 N 3932427
El Reno is the site of the western boundary for the Land Run of 1889.
Waymark Code: WMP57N
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2015
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Located in Heritage Park n El Reno, this is a granite stone on which is engraved:
Run of 1889
98th Meridian
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On This Site
Run of 1892
The county seat of Canadian County, El Reno is located due west of Oklahoma City on Historic Route 66 and U.S. Highways 81 and 270... As El Reno is divided by the 98th Meridian, the eastern part opened to settlement in the Land Run of 1889, and the western section was included in the April 1892 run into Cheyenne and Arapaho lands. Additionally, the town was one of two sites selected for land district offices in anticipation of the 1901 land lottery drawings, and El Reno was the final selection. (Oklahoma Historical Society)
This marker commemorates the fact that the 98th Meridian which runs through El Reno was the point at which the Indian Territory was opened for white settlement - to the East of this line in 1889, and to the west in 1892.