legelegel
04-12-2007, 10:04 PM
Boomers … What You May Know and What You Should Know
The Other Oklahoma Lawbreakers
By 1889 farming lands were growing scarce, and would-be settlers, known as “Boomers" , succeeded in having Congress pass a law opening a region in western Oklahoma to settlement. They had boomed the opening of Indian lands in Oklahoma to settlement or tried to occupy the Indian lands in defiance of law for many years.
The first region opened was called the Unassigned Lands of the western Indian country, called Old Oklahoma. This took place on April 22, 1889, and the town Oklahoma, Oklahoma was born. They were call unassigned lands, because no Indian tribe had ever been given these lands.
Nine years before the Oklahoma Land Run, the Boomers secured a new leader, David L. Payne, who became famous for his work in booming the settlement of Oklahoma. His mother was a cousin of David Crockett. You remember him don’t you? I think he died at some place called the Alamo. Anyway it happen on his mercenary trip to steal some land from the Mexicans for some white settlers. They won their fight ultimately and formed some short-lived republic.
Enough of the Texas connection, I should really get back to the Boomers, before it gets to late.
Well, this Payne character entered the Indian country with a few of his followers, but they were promptly arrested and removed by U.S. soldiers. During the next three or four years he continued to organize Oklahoma colonies. Every year he would lead one or two parties into Indian country, only to be removed by the soldiers.
After Payne died of a sudden illness, his friend and former helper, Captain W.L. Couch, became the new leader of the Boomers. In January 1885, he led a large party into Oklahoma and settled near the site of the present town of Stillwater. His colonists were soon removed by federal troops under the command of Colonel Edward Hatch. This was the last organized attempt of the Boomers to settle the Oklahoma Lands in defiance of the law.
Now you know, that the Boomers and the Sooners were both lawbreakers.
This little bit of work that I have provided for you on Oklahoma history was inspired by none other than "ThisJeffGuy". :D
The Other Oklahoma Lawbreakers
By 1889 farming lands were growing scarce, and would-be settlers, known as “Boomers" , succeeded in having Congress pass a law opening a region in western Oklahoma to settlement. They had boomed the opening of Indian lands in Oklahoma to settlement or tried to occupy the Indian lands in defiance of law for many years.
The first region opened was called the Unassigned Lands of the western Indian country, called Old Oklahoma. This took place on April 22, 1889, and the town Oklahoma, Oklahoma was born. They were call unassigned lands, because no Indian tribe had ever been given these lands.
Nine years before the Oklahoma Land Run, the Boomers secured a new leader, David L. Payne, who became famous for his work in booming the settlement of Oklahoma. His mother was a cousin of David Crockett. You remember him don’t you? I think he died at some place called the Alamo. Anyway it happen on his mercenary trip to steal some land from the Mexicans for some white settlers. They won their fight ultimately and formed some short-lived republic.
Enough of the Texas connection, I should really get back to the Boomers, before it gets to late.
Well, this Payne character entered the Indian country with a few of his followers, but they were promptly arrested and removed by U.S. soldiers. During the next three or four years he continued to organize Oklahoma colonies. Every year he would lead one or two parties into Indian country, only to be removed by the soldiers.
After Payne died of a sudden illness, his friend and former helper, Captain W.L. Couch, became the new leader of the Boomers. In January 1885, he led a large party into Oklahoma and settled near the site of the present town of Stillwater. His colonists were soon removed by federal troops under the command of Colonel Edward Hatch. This was the last organized attempt of the Boomers to settle the Oklahoma Lands in defiance of the law.
Now you know, that the Boomers and the Sooners were both lawbreakers.
This little bit of work that I have provided for you on Oklahoma history was inspired by none other than "ThisJeffGuy". :D