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Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum, Arkansas City, KS
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Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum

History museum in Arkansas City, Kansas, focused on the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Rush and local pioneer life.

31639 US-77, Arkansas City, KS 67005 · Arkansas City, KS

About Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum

The museum, operating since 1966, tells the story of settlers who took part in the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Rush and covers the history of Arkansas City and the surrounding region. Exhibits explore early prairie homesteads and one-room schoolhouses such as the Bland School. Visitors can also see the Bill Baird Pioneer Farm and Garden and use the Cowley County Genealogy Library. The museum hosts events through the year, including a melodrama dinner theater, summer re-enactments, camps, special exhibits, and tours to the Etzanoa grounds.

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