Opening of the Cherokee Strip
Inscription
To commemorate the Opening of The Cherokee Strip September 16, 1893. Erected by The Ponca City Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Location
AddressWest side of US Highway 77 just south of the Kansas/Oklahoma border north of Newkirk, Oklahoma.
CountyKay
StateOklahoma
Coordinates36.998368, -97.045768
Sources
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