By treaty with the Cheyenne and Araphoe tribes, on 19 April 1892, the county was officially opened to settlers by land rush. Also, on that date the county name became Blaine in honor of James Gillespie Blaine, Senator, Speaker of the House, and Republican candidate for President in 1884. The southwest corner of the county that today lies to the south of the South Canadian River was not originally part of the county, but was added in the summer of 1901. Ronald Goforth Copying permitted for noncommercial, educational use by individual scholars and libraries. This message must appear on all copied material.
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