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What Did The Lighthorse Police Do?
Cherokee. In 1797, the Cherokees created organizations called “regulating companies” to deal with horse theft and other property crimes. The regulating companies were a mounted tribal police force, empowered to enforce tribal laws. They began to be called “Lighthorsemen” in the 1820s. What is a light horseman in Oklahoma? “Lighthorse” Read more…