Sapulpa

Historical marker location:

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

( Marker is on East Taft Avenue (State Highway 117) east of South Division Street, on the left when traveling west.)

The first land run in Oklahoma took place on April 22, 1889, when more than 50,000 people rushed to claim free land in the Unassigned Lands, which had been opened up for settlement by the federal government.