Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma Territory

Coordinates: 35°24′N 97°00′W / 35.4°N 97°W / 35.4; -97

Territory of Oklahoma
Organized incorporated territory of the United States

1890–1907
Capital Guthrie
Government Organized incorporated territory
Governor List
History
- Organic act May 2 1890
- Statehood November 16 1907

The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma.

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