The largest county in Oklahoma by area, gets its name from the broad rolling hills and rolling tallgrass prairie and Cross Timbers encompassing the county and surrounding areas, including portions of Mayes, Tulsa, Washington and Kay Counties, was created in what year?
Osage Hills The Osage Hills is a hilly area in Oklahoma, commonly known as "The Osage". The name refers to the broad rolling hills and rolling tallgrass prairie and Cross Timbers encompassing Osage County and surrounding areas, including portions of Mayes, Tulsa, Washington and Kay Counties. The Osage is the southern extension of the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Land Rush of 1889 The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was the first land rush into the Unassigned Lands. The area that was opened to settlement included all or part of the present-day Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, and Payne counties of the US state of Oklahoma. The land run started at high noon on April 22, 1889, with an estimated 50,000 people lined up for their piece of the available two million acres (8,000 km²).