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When the starting gun sounded for the Land Run of 1889, thousands
of settlers raced into the Unassigned Lands in search of a new beginning.
Almost overnight, a collection of tents and hastily constructed buildings
became Guthrie.
Within months, streets were established, businesses opened, newspapers
were printed, and a city began taking shape in the Oklahoma prairie.
When the starting gun sounded for the Land Run of 1889, thousands of settlers raced into the Unassigned Lands in search of a new beginning. Almost overnight, a collection of tents and hastily constructed buildings became Guthrie.
Within months, streets were established, businesses opened, newspapers were printed, and a city began taking shape in the Oklahoma prairie.
Guthrie springs to life during the Land Run and quickly becomes one of the most important communities in the newly opened territory.
When Oklahoma Territory was formally organized, Guthrie became its capital. Government buildings, businesses and elaborate homes followed as the young city prospered.
On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma officially became the nations 46th state, with Guthrie serving as its first state capital.
Oklahoma's capital was moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. The explosive growth of Guthrie's earliest years slowed, but in doing so, much of the architecture that defined territorial Oklahoma survived.
Guthrie springs to life during the Land Run and quickly becomes one of the most important communities in the newly opened territory.
When Oklahoma Territory was formally organized, Guthrie became its capital. Government buildings, businesses and elaborate homes followed as the young city prospered.
On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma officially became the nations 46th state, with Guthrie serving as its first state capital.
Oklahoma's capital was moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. The explosive growth of Guthrie's earliest years slowed, but in doing so, much of the architecture that defined territorial Oklahoma survived.
Today, Guthrie is nationally recognized for its extraordinary collection
of late-19th and early 20th-century architecture. Ornate commercial
buildings, Victorian homes, historic churches and civic landmarks
preserve the character of the city that helped shape Oklahoma.
Today, Guthrie is nationally recognized for its extraordinary collection of late-19th and early 20th-century architecture.
Ornate commercial buildings, Victorian homes, historic churches and civic landmarks preserve the character of the city that helped shape Oklahoma.
Guthrie continues to evolve while holding onto the character
that makes it unlike anywhere else in Oklahoma. Come walk
the streets, step inside the buildings and discover the story for yourself.
Guthrie continues to evolve while holding onto the character that makes it unlike anywhere else in Oklahoma.
Come walk the streets, step inside the buildings and discover the story for yourself.