Travel Guide Edmond

First explored in 1832, Edmond was part of the Unassigned Lands, a territory not assigned to any Native American tribe. The area was then frequented by black bears, wild horses and herds of bison hunted by neighboring tribes.On July 4, 1884, Congress granted the railroad companies the right to build tracks through the territory, which was done in 1887. In that year, the station, originally named Summit because it was the high point of the railroad between the Cimarron and North Canada rivers, was renamed Edmond.At noon on April 22, 1889, the state's first land run began following a proclamation signed by President Benjamin Harrison Edmond's first legal settlers were Colonel Eddy B. Townsend, Hardy C. Angelea and J. Wheeler Turner.Soon the first public school, the first flour mill, the first newspaper, and the first public institution of higher learning - the Territorial Normal School, now the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) - were built.Despite the Great Depression and Dust Bowl that hit the city in the 1930s, the oil booms of the same era allowed for a rapid resumption of the city's development.Today, Edmond is the 6th largest city in the state and is the northern suburb of Oklahoma City. It is home to about 95,000 people and is known primarily for its university (University of Central Oklahoma)