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Originally posted by voodooman@Nov 1 2002, 03:47 PM
The whole story.
Boomer Sooner
The Oklahoma Territory opened with the Land Run of 1889. Settlers from across the country, seeking free land, made their way to the Plains to stake their claim to a new life. One of the few rules to claiming a parcel of land was that all participants were to start at the same time, on the boom of a cannon. All settlers who started then were labeled as "Boomers" and those who went too soon were called "Sooners."
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That's a pretty cool stroy behind the name.