Open All Year. Over 110,000 people raced for a piece of the seven million acres. Arkansas City was the largest of the registration points for the Run with over 75,000 eager land seekers and their families moving to the city to participate. It is the mission of the Museum to also help preserve our local history. Our local history has a rich past and connections with that of the Native Americans, the westward pioneers, the Cowley County citizens, and the late Governor Robert Docking.
Prehistoric relics round out the exhibit.
Approximately 21,000 artifacts, pictures and documents are housed in the Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum for exhibit and research. The Gov. Robert Docking Memorial Library and Cowley County Genealogy Library are located inside the Museum. On-going unique exhibits in the galleries. The Denton Art Center is the home of the Arkansas City Arts Council . The Brown Center on the Cowley College campus houses the Earle Wright Gallery.