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Oklahoma Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (OKHBPA)
About Us
Between 1891 and 1895, there were five “runs” (some commentators called them “horse races”) in Oklahoma Territory that offered 160-acre tracts of homestead land or town lots as prizes. The Unassigned Lands, 2 million acres in the central part of the territory, was the first area settled by this method. Less than half of those who participated in the race April 22, 1889 were able to claim one of the 10,000 available homesteads.
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