Land Run - Legacy

Legacy

• The 1889 and 1893 Oklahoma land runs were portrayed in Edna Ferber's 1929 novel, Cimarron, as well as films based on the novel.

• The Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893 was portrayed in the movie Far and Away (1992), directed by Ron Howard.

• In honor of Oklahoma's Centennial of statehood, sculptor Paul Moore won the commission for the Oklahoma Centennial Land Run Monument. As Moore completed elements of the 47-piece monument, such as horses and riders, wagons and horse teams, dogs, and others, they were installed in lower Bricktown, Oklahoma City. When completed, the monument will cover approximately 365 feet (111 m), making it overall one of the largest bronze sculptures in the world.