The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is gearing up to present its newest exhibit: A Broader View: The 1893 Land Run in an Era of American Change.
The exhibit is set to open on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and remain open in the Mabee Foundation Gallery until Saturday, Nov. 2. The cost of the exhibit will be included with regular museum admission.
This immersive exhibit will offer museum patrons a broader perspective of the 1893 Land Run and other events taking place across the country.
Below is an excerpt from the description of the exhibit provided by the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center:
Beginning with the Treaty of New Echota in 1835, the urge to expand westward culminated in the creation of territorial governments and the opening of land runs, and in 1893, the territory experienced its largest land run amid an economic panic and massive wave of immigration. In the same year, the Columbian Exposition in Chicago saw thousands of visitors witness agricultural, architectural, and technological advantages that helped propel the United States on to the same stage as the rest of world. Industrialization and mass production saw deteriorating work conditions and the rise of labor organizations, resulting in a search for new beginnings out west. Men and women would assume new roles during the creation of homesteads and businesses which promoted political causes.
The Heritage Center is open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.