Before the Founding of Lawton
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Binger Herman was an important man. He was Richard's boss. Herman was a Commissioner. He was in charge of the General Land Office. On July 4, 1901, he put out a notice. Herman told people about two new land districts. The districts were called El Reno and Lawton. |
The El Reno district was a large district. It included:
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The Lawton district was large. It included some of the reservation that once belonged to the three native tribes. All of the land south of the north border of Comanche County was part of this district.
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At first, the Land Office for Lawton was located at Fort Sill. It was set up in tents. William Miller Jenkins was the Secretary of the Indian Territory. He was picked to be the new governor. He started his new job on April 15, 1901. He was sworn into office on May 12th. The ceremony took place in Gutherie. |
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