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The History Of Shawnee Oklahoma
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The area surrounding Shawnee was settled after the Civil War by a number of tribes that the federal government had removed to Indian Territory. The Sac and Fox were among the first groups to be given land in the immediate area. They were soon followed by the Kickapoo, Shawnee and Pottawatomi Indians. Many members of these tribes still reside in and around Shawnee today.

Beginning in April 1889, the United States government succumbed to the pressure that had built to open Indian lands to white settlement. At high noon on September 22, 1891, Etta B. Ray, John and Lola Beard, J.T. Farrall and Elijah Ally raced for the site of present-day Shawnee and became the first of its new residents. By Christmas of that year, John Beard had decided that railroads would be the key to Shawnee's success. With the aid of other settlers, he made overtures to various railroads and successfully convinced the Choctaw Railroad to run through the town. 2 more soon followed, helping to fuel the town's rapid growth.
 
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