Framed 1887 121yr-old Map INDIAN TERRITORY Oklahoma

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A Fine Adornment of Oklahoma History. Great for Genealogy. 1887 Indian Territory OKLAHOMA Facts (from the informational page (photo below) glued to the back of the frame) : Portion of the great Louisiana Purchase set apart for home of peaceable Indian Tribes; organized as a territory in 1834. Most important town, and capital of the Cherokees, is Tahlequah. Railroad Mileage: 372 miles of railway. Principal Rivers: the Arkansas River and the Red River. Number of agencies and reservations: 22. Tishomingo is the capital of the Chickasaws. Tushkahoma is the capital of the Choctaws. Muscogee is the capital of the Creeks. Pawhuska is the capital of the Osages. The Seminole Agency is the capital of the Seminoles, and Pawnee Agency the capital of the Pawnees. Stringent laws to protect from encroachments by whites. Whites can hold land only by marrying into one of the tribes. Recent official reports give Indian population about 80,000. No Territorial government has as yet been organized, owing to the differences in the views of Congress and the tribes. Framed 1887 Map of Indian Territory Original 1887. 121-yrs-old. Framed with Custom 2" Wood Frame. Map is in excellent condition: No folds, writing, tears, or foxing. NOT a reproduction . Original 1887. Published John Alden 1887; a copy of the title page of which is included. From my grandfather' s collection of maps and atlases. Custom framed with Manor White matting and a 2" wood frame. Glass window. I sell only original maps: No copies or reproductions. View my other auctions for more antique maps. Outside (outside of frame) dimensions: 8"x10.125" Map Window dimensions: 5"x 2.875" The following cities, towns, and points of interest (among others) are listed on the map: Ft. Cobb, Camp Radziminsky, Camp Angur, Durant, Ft. Washita, Fort Arbuckle, Ft. Sill, Cale, Colbert, Ft. Towson, Atoka, McAllister, Oakland, Red Fork, Tuloy, Catale, Blue Jacket, Russell Creek, Vinita, Albia, Big Cabin, Adair, Honey Spring, Deep Fork, Muskogee, Ft. Reno, Spring Bluff, Taillequah, Gibson, Spencer Adademy, Warfields, Bear Creek, Canadian River, Limestone Gap, LeHigh, Blue Jacket, Muskogee, Ft. Towson, Spencer Academy, Checotah, Spring Bluff, Durant, Cale, Colbert's, Red Fork, Ft. Supply, Gibson, Seminole, Greenleaf's Store, Ft. Reno, Tahlequah (now Oklahoma City, OK,) Red Oak, South Canadian, Checotah, Eufaula, Mingo, Bushyhead, Bennington, and many others. If your city or town is not listed, e-mail me with its name and geographical proximity and I will look to see if it is also on the map. Oklahoma History: Oklahoma's recorded history began in 1541 when Spanish explorer Coronado ventured through the area on his quest for the "Lost City of Gold." The land that would eventually be known as Oklahoma was part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Beginning in the 1820s, the Five Civilized Tribes from the southeastern United States were relocated to Indian Territory over numerous routes, the most famous being the Cherokee "Trail of Tears." Forced off their ancestral lands by state and federal governments, the tribes suffered great hardships during the rigorous trips west. The survivors eventually recovered from the dislocation through hard work and communal support. Gradually, new institutions and cultural adaptations emerged and began a period of rapid development often called the "Golden Age" of Indian Territory. Following the destruction of the Civil War, Oklahoma became a part of the booming cattle industry, ushering in the era of the cowboy. Western expansion reached the territory in the late 1800s, sparking a controversy over the fate of the land. Treaties enacted after the Civil War by the U.S. government forced the tribes to give up their communal lands and accept individual property allotments to make way for expansion. T was talk of using Indian Territory for settlement by African Americans emancipated from slavery. However, the government relented to pressure, much of it coming from a group known as "Boomers,"... read more

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