Combs &c Counties in Oklahoma

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The United States acquired the area in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Oklahoma then became part of the Indian Territory, except for the Panhandle which remained under Spanish control. Oklahoma became part of the Missouri Territory in 1812. In the 1820s, the federal government began sending Indians to the area from Alabama, Georgia, Flordia, and Mississippi. The state was divided among the five nations: Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole. Most of Oklahoma became part of the Arkansas Territory in 1819, while the Panhandle became part of Mexico following its independence from Spain in 1821. The western part of the Lousiana Purchase, including the Arkansas Territory, was designated as Indian Territory in 1830. When the United States annexed the Republic of Texas, the Panhandle of Oklahoma, which became “No Man's Land” was included as it was unattached to any territory. Oklahoma's first Land Rush was in 1889. The territorial government was established in 1890. The capitol of Oklahoma is Oklahoma City. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state.