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By August 1882 the population of Tulsa had reached 200 and in August of that year, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, later known as the Frisco, completed the extension of its line to Tulsa to serve the cattle business, the city's first industry.
The Hall brothers, James M. and Harry C., chose the point at which the railroad stopped. James M. Hall, who would later be referred to as the 'Father of Tulsa,' marked off Tulsa's first street, built its first permanent store, organized its first church, school, and government, and served as Tulsa's first interim Postmaster. The town was now referred to as 'Tulsey Town.'
Throughout the 19th century, the Native American tribes were made to accept a number of treaties that further reduced the size of their lands and introduced new tribes into Indian Territory. White settlers continued to push forward, and in 1892 the land was officially opened and all tribal members were forced to accept individual allocations of land. By 1898, the city had a population of 1,100.
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