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Bookmark or Share- Sooners - WikipediaSooners is the name given to settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands illegally in what is now the state of Oklahoma before the official start of the Land Rush of 1889. The Unassigned Lands were a part of Indian Territory that, after a lobbying campaign, were to be opened to American settlement in 1889.
- State Nicknames For All 50 States | Reader's DigestOklahoma's "The Sooner State." Montana is "The Peace Garden State." Utah is "The Beehive State." Ever wonder why? We've got the stories behind every state's nickname.
- Oklahoma - WikipediaOklahoma is also known informally by its nickname, "The Sooner State", in reference to the Sooners, American settlers who staked their claims in formerly American Indian-owned lands until the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 authorized the Land Rush of 1889 opening the land to settlement.
- Why Is Oklahoma Nicknamed the Sooner State? - HISTORYIn 1907, Oklahoma became America’s 46th state, and the next year the University of Oklahoma’s football team took “Sooners” as its nickname. The expression, which had taken on a positive...
- Sooner | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and CultureSooner is the name first applied about six months after the Land Run of 1889 to people who entered the Oklahoma District (Unassigned Lands) before the designated time. The term derived from a section in the Indian Appropriation Act of March 2, 1889, which became known as the "sooner clause."
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