Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Voted Outstanding New Attraction in Oklahoma, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid stands on one of the most famed spots in the American West on the Chisholm Trail. The Heritage Center celebrates the spirit of the Cherokee Strip pioneers through engaging exhibits and living history events. The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, a property of the Oklahoma Historical Society, tells the story of the largest land run in American history. There are five permanent exhibit galleries. On the grounds of the Heritage Center complex is Humphrey Heritage Village, a living history village featuring four historically significant buildings including the only remaining 1893 U.S. Land Office.
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
What kind of grit did it take to come out west and stake your claim to a piece of land in the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893? Discover this fascinating slice of Oklahoma history at the new Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center...
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center on Discover Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center appearing on Discover Oklahoma on July 2, 2011. Video from Discover Oklahoma,
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History: Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Museum
Christina Mosher interviews Andi Holland from the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid, Oklahoma.
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Enid, Oklahoma
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Enid, Oklahoma
Enid (ē'nĭd) is a city in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,379, making it the ninth-largest city in Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. In 1991, the Oklahoma state legislature designated Enid the purple martin capital of Oklahoma. Enid holds the nickname of Queen Wheat City and Wheat Capital of Oklahoma and the United States for its immense grain storage capacity, and has the third-largest grain storage capacity in the world.
In summer 1889, M.A. Low, a Rock Island official, visited the local railroad station then under construction, and inquired about its name. At that time, it was called Skeleton. Disliking the original name, he renamed the station Enid after a character in Alfred Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. However, a more fanciful story of how the town received its name is popular. According to that tale, in the days following the land run, some enterprising settlers decided to set up a chuckwagon and cook for their fellow pioneers, hanging a sign that read DINE. Some other, more free-spirited settlers, turned that sign backward to read, of course, ENID. The name stuck.
During the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, Enid was the location of a land office which is now preserved in its Humphrey Heritage Village, part of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. Enid, the rail station, (now North Enid, Oklahoma) was the original town site endorsed by the government. It was platted by the surveyor W. D. Twichell, then of Amarillo, Texas.
The Enid-Pond Creek Railroad War ensued when the Department of the Interior moved the government site 3 mi (5 km) south of the station prior to the l...
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2nd Annual Cherokee Strip Land Run Celebration, Sept. 25, 2009, Cherokee Strip Museum, Alva, OK.
Cherokee Strip Museum personnel provided quite an event for the public during the Land Run Celebration. Northwestern students helped provide various period games such as Drop the Hanky, Bobbing for Apples, Hopscotch, marbles and other games. Paid admission provided a meal, beverages, entertainment, antique appraisals, children's activities and period demonstrations. A wool spinner, quilter, butter churner, broom maker, goat milk soap maker, ice cream maker and Dutch oven cookers demonstrated their skills. Goat milk soap, brooms and all of the items from the museum gift shop were available for purchase that day. The Masonic Lodge provided hamburgers, hotdogs, baked beans, potato chips, iced tea and water. For dessert peach cobbler was prepared in authentic Dutch ovens and homemade ice cream made in a belt-driven churn style ice cream maker. An old-fashioned cake walk, complete with homemade cakes was available for $1 per walk.
Cherokee Strip Days
Sights and sounds of Cherokee Strip Days, celebrating the heritage of Enid and northwest Oklahoma and the Land Run of 1893. Events from the celebration in Enid, Oklahoma, September 15, 2012.
$20K in prizes at the 2018 HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ - Enid, OK - April 20-21
The HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ is Oklahoma's Annual KCBS State Championship! Enid, OK hosts 2 days of BBQ, vendors, and entertainment at the Central National Bank Center. This year's contest features $20,000 in prizes and our first ever SCA steak cook-off event. Whether you ware competing or eating, the HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ has something for the whole family. The kids even get into the action Friday night with KidsQ! Visit our website at reddirtbbq.com to register or learn more.
2018 Schedule of Events
Tuesday April 10th 2018
Pioneer Cellular Student Art Show Honors Exhibit Opens – Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Pioneer Cellular Student Art Show Awards Reception – Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Tuesday April 10th, 6pm
Friday, April 20th, 2018
3:00pm Booth Vendors Open
5:00pm Free Burgers while they last – courtesy of HANOR and the Oklahoma Pork Council
6:00pm People’s Choice Event – $8 plate
6:30pm KidsQ Contest
7:30 pm WesterN SizzliN SCA Steak Cook-off
7:00pm – 11pm Live Music Inside CNB Event Center / Grand Ballroom - Back to the Eighties Party to support 4RKids
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
11:00am – 1:30pm Enid Noon Ambucs lunch $8 a plate, tickets available at the door
11:00 – 3:30pm LIVE music
3:30pm KCBS Contest Award Ceremony
Big thanks to our sponsors!
The Kansas City Barbeque Society
Oklahoma Barbecue Society
Central National Bank Center
Eagle Marketing (E-town Magazine)
Oklahoma Pork Council
Enid Noon Ambucs
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Smithfield
WesterN SizzliN
Pioneer Cellular
Cherokee Strip Celebration 2010.m4v
On Sept. 16, 1893, the city of Enid, Oklahoma, was settled within a day due to the largest land run in the nation's history. Enid is celebrating its history Sept. 16-19, with re-enactments, modern day races, parade and old-fashioned fun and games.
Fun for the whole family! HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ - Enid, OK - April 20-21, 2018
The HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ is Oklahoma's Annual KCBS State Championship! Enid, OK hosts 2 days of BBQ, vendors, and entertainment at the Central National Bank Center. This year's contest features $20,000 in prizes and our first ever SCA steak cook-off event. Whether you ware competing or eating, the HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ has something for the whole family. The kids even get into the action Friday night with KidsQ! Visit our website at reddirtbbq.com to register or learn more.
2018 Schedule of Events
Tuesday April 10th 2018
Pioneer Cellular Student Art Show Honors Exhibit Opens – Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Pioneer Cellular Student Art Show Awards Reception – Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Tuesday April 10th, 6pm
Friday, April 20th, 2018
3:00pm Booth Vendors Open
5:00pm Free Burgers while they last – courtesy of HANOR and the Oklahoma Pork Council
6:00pm People’s Choice Event – $8 plate
6:30pm KidsQ Contest
7:30 pm WesterN SizzliN SCA Steak Cook-off
7:00pm – 11pm Live Music Inside CNB Event Center / Grand Ballroom - Back to the Eighties Party to support 4RKids
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
11:00am – 1:30pm Enid Noon Ambucs lunch $8 a plate, tickets available at the door
11:00 – 3:30pm LIVE music
3:30pm KCBS Contest Award Ceremony
Big thanks to our sponsors!
The Kansas City Barbeque Society
Oklahoma Barbecue Society
Central National Bank Center
Eagle Marketing (E-town Magazine)
Oklahoma Pork Council
Enid Noon Ambucs
Visit Enid
Smithfield
WesterN SizzliN
Pioneer Cellular
Enid History and Round-up
There is so much going on in Enid it'll probably make your head spin...so you'll want to ease into the possibilities by first touring Enid via TravelOK.com
Children in front of McKinley Elementary in Enid, Oklahoma. 1936.
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Description: Black and white footage of children in front of McKinley Elementary in Enid, Oklahoma. Children are dressed in various international outfits.
Creator: T.W. Eason
Coverage: Enid (city) in Oklahoma (state) USA
MARC Geographic Areas: United States (xxu); Oklahoma (oku)
Extent (quantity/size): 1min 56sec
Media: 16mm film; Moving Images
AVI 1920X1080 29.97 FRAME RATE
Subjects: Children
Contact The Oklahoma Historical Society to purchase non watermarked DVD or High Resolution Digital File
Soon Ah Will Be Done (by William Dawson)
This was performed on September 13, 2013 at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid, Oklahoma.
Battle of Perryville (Indian Territory)
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The Battle of Perryville was a battle of the American Civil War on August 23, 1863 in what is now Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
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High Speed Police Chase With 10yo Boy Must Watch!!!
High Speed Police Chase With 10yo Boy!
This is not the 1st time he has done this Either!!!
Enid Parade. 1936.
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Description: Black and white footage of a parade in Enid, Oklahoma. High school bands include; Jefferson, Stillwater, Central, Lawton and others. Also included is footage of the Eason family in a front yard and shots of an Eason Gas station.
Creator: T.W. Eason
Coverage: Enid (city) in Oklahoma (state) USA
MARC Geographic Areas: United States (xxu); Oklahoma (oku)
Extent (quantity/size): 4min 13sec
Media: 16mm film; Moving Images
AVI 1920X1080 29.97 FRAME RATE
Subjects: Parades
Contact The Oklahoma Historical Society to purchase non watermarked DVD or High Resolution Digital File
US 81 Bridge Update - Enid, Oklahoma
Steve Kime gives an update on the US Hwy 81 bridge in Enid, Oklahoma.
Work crews find remains of mammoth near Enid
Archeologists hope the discovery could unlock clues about our history.