Credits
Here Are the Stories:
The Land Lottery
Introducing the Lawton Land Lottery
Setting Up the Land Districts
More about the Land Districts
Registering for the Lottery
The Lawton Land Lottery
The Land Lottery Drawing
Mattie Beal and the Lawton Land Lottery
Filing their Claims after the Land Lottery
Chosing a Claim
Proving Their Claims
The Land Auction
The Land Auction in Lawton
Surveying and Platting the New City
Getting Ready to Auction the Town Sites
Auctioning the Town Sites
Bidding for the Town Lots in Lawton
The Winning Bids
The First Day of the Auction
Buying and Selling Lots: Good Choices and Poor Ones
Buying and Selling Lots in Lawton
The Evening of Lawton's First Day
Games to Play:
Word Search Puzzle for "President Roosevelt Creates a Refuge"
Crossword Puzzle for "Lawton, the Tent City"
Word Search Puzzle for "Lawton, the Tent City"
Learn More About:
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Lawton, the Tent City
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Esther Powell and Ruth Roberson
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Hog Woods and the Land Lottery
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Re-Telling by Shannon Gregg
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Mattie Beal
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Re-Telling by Andrea Hardzog
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Goo Goo Avenue
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Re-Telling by Monique Aycock
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Outlaws in Lawton
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Re-Telling by Lisa Greer
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Tarantulas and Typhoid
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Re-Telling by Stephanie Moss
Graphics by Brenda Pardon
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Quanah Parker
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Re-Telling by Missie Worden
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Geronimo
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Re-Telling by Carla Mendez
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President Roosevelt and the Game Preserve
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Re-Telling by Quinn Gardner
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The Return of the Buffalo
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Re-Telling by Misty Hargrove
Re-tellings are based on Powell, E., & Roberson, R. (1961).
Lawton: A child of the prairie.
Lawton, OK: C & J Printing Company.
