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Source: Oklahoma The Sooner State Capital Oklahoma City | www.netstate.com
Nov 10, 11:36am
The Sooner State: a name given to those settlers who jumped the gun during the great Oklahoma land rush. Thanks for using ChaCha!
The origins of the nickname come from The Homestead Act of 1862 which provided that a legal settler could claim 160 acres of MORE
The Sooner nickname arose from the Oklahoma Territory Land Run of 1889. Those settlers who started too soon were called “Sooners".
The Sooners is the nickname given to all men and woman's varsity sports teams that play for the University of Oklahoma. ChaCha!
