Park Hill

Historical marker location:

Park Hill, Oklahoma

( Marker is on South Muskogee Avenue (U.S. 62) 0.1 miles north of Crestwood Drive, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1940

Before the Civil War, Park Hill was the center of culture and learning in the Cherokee Nation. See Park Hill Press.

Oklahoma was the site of the largest land run in U.S. history. On April 22, 1889, thousands of people rushed into the unassigned lands of the Oklahoma Territory in search of free land. The land run led to the creation of several new towns and cities, including Oklahoma City.