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| − | Eighty-Niners are those settlers that arrived in the unassigned (formerly Native occupied) lands with the land run of 1889. It was from this group of mostly white settlers that the city of Oklahoma Station, now known as Oklahoma City, was founded on April 22, 1889. | + | Eighty-Niners are those settlers that arrived in the unassigned (formerly Native occupied) lands with the [[land run of 1889]]. It was from this group of mostly white settlers that the city of [[Oklahoma Station]], now known as Oklahoma City, was founded on April 22, 1889. Those settlers that legally obtained land on April 22 were known as [[Boomers]]. There were also others that had entered the area illegally prior to the official beginning of the land run. They were known as [[Sooners]]. |
| − | Eighty-Niners, or 89ers, was also the nickname of Oklahoma City's minor league baseball team from 1962 until 1997. | + | Eighty-Niners, or 89ers, was also the nickname of Oklahoma City's [[minor league baseball]] team from 1962 until 1997. |
Latest revision as of 11:23, 18 June 2021
Eighty-Niners are those settlers that arrived in the unassigned (formerly Native occupied) lands with the land run of 1889. It was from this group of mostly white settlers that the city of Oklahoma Station, now known as Oklahoma City, was founded on April 22, 1889. Those settlers that legally obtained land on April 22 were known as Boomers. There were also others that had entered the area illegally prior to the official beginning of the land run. They were known as Sooners.
Eighty-Niners, or 89ers, was also the nickname of Oklahoma City's minor league baseball team from 1962 until 1997.
