You are now entering old"No Man's Land"
Colorado/Kansas · 37th ParallelTexas State Line · 36° 30' parallelNew Mexico · 103rd MeridianCherokee Outlet · 100th Meridian
Called "No Man's Land" until 1890Known then asBeaver CountyBecame the Panhandle of Okla · Statehood 1907
The 37th parallel was chosen as the southern boundary of Colorado and Kansas. New Mexico's eastern boundary was the 103rd meridian by the Missouri Compromise. Texas came into the Union with 36° 30' parallel as their northern boundary. This northern boundary of Texas is the only state boundary in the Union set by the Missouri Compromise (Mason-Dixon). The Cherokee Outlet stopped at the 100th meridian. This left a strip of land, 34 miles wide and 167 miles long without any form of government. Congress called it the Public Land Strip but it became known as No Man's Land, being outside any jurisdiction or any form of government. It became the home of outlaws, cowboys and settlers. Beaver City was the largest town in the area. By the Organic Act of 1890, Congress attached this unclaimed land to the newly organized Oklahoma Territory with Beaver City as the County Seat. It continued thus until Oklahoma was admitted to the Union, Sat. Nov. 16, 1907.
Three counties were



formed out of the Panhandle: Beaver, Texas, and Cimarron.
Beaver County Historical Society, Inc.Oklahoma Historical Society
No Man's Land · Historical Towns and Sites (nearby supplemental marker)1. Alpine · 2. Balko · 3. Beaver · 4. Benton · 5. Bluegrass · 6. Boyd · 7. Clear Lake
8. Cline · 9. Elmwood · 10. Floris · 11. Forgan · 12. Gate · 13. Golden · 14. Gray · 15. Ivanhoe
16. Knowles · 17. La Kemp · 18. Lockwood · 19. Logan · 20 · Madison · 21. Mocane
22. Neutral City · 23. Rothwell · 24. Slapout · 25. Sod Town · 26. Sophia · 27. Sunset · 28. Surprise
29. Turpin · 30. Flat Top Mound · 31. Sharp's Creek Crossing
National Register
· James Lane Cabin - Beaver · Presbyterian Church - Beaver · Sharp's Creek Crossing Archeology Site
Beaver County Extension Homemakers (Organized 1917)Beaver County Historical Society, Inc. (Organized 1969)

Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.

Show me all markers in:  

Fairmont Cemetery
Big Basin
Northeast Corner of Texas
Follett
Follett United Methodist Church and Church Bell
Camp Supply
Darrouzett Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
Grace Brown
Veterans Memorial

• GPX
• KML
• LOC

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.