Project 180 streetscape renovations installed a series of destination markers throughout downtown Oklahoma City. The destination markers depict an aerial map with a small silver pin that denotes “you are here.” The outer ring of each destination marker highlights a local historic or pop culture event specific to the city. Historical significance: Although the term “Land Run” conjures up images of settlers racing at break-neck speed to stake their claim, most land claimants in Oklahoma City arrived on special railroad cars from points in Texas or Kansas. Of course a fair number of Sooners were already hiding in bushes or gullies nearby and some like first mayor William Couch had secured temporary railroad jobs and simply walked out of the railroad station to claim their land. This marker reads: “Oklahoma, the Sooner State.” “Boomer” and “Sooner” are terms from the Land Run of 1889. The Boomers were those who worked to open the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma for settlement. The Sooners were those who entered illegally to stake claims before noon on April 22, 1889.