Tahlequah in Cherokee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Tahlequah
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2024
1. Tahlequah Marker
Cherokee constitution adopted here, Sept. 6, 1839, in convention of leaders including George Lowry, Sequoya, Walter S. Adair, Stephen Foreman, Joshua Buffington, George Brewer, Chief John Ross. Town incorporated 1843. The Cherokee Advocate printed at Tahlequah, first newspaper in State. Cherokee Seminaries opened near here, 1851.
Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 68.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 6, 1839.
Location. 35° 54.809′ N, 94° 58.785′ W. Marker is in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County. It is on West Choctaw Street just east of South Morris Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 681 West Choctaw Street, Tahlequah OK 74464, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Cherokee Nation and in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thompson House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Tahlequah (approx. half a mile away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. half a mile away); John Brian Stapler (approx. half a mile away); First Telephone in Oklahoma (approx. half a mile away); Cherokee National Capitol
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . Tahlequah, Oklahoma (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Tahlequah, Oklahoma is located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It is part of the Green Country region of Oklahoma and was established as a capital of the 19th-century Cherokee Nation in 1839, as part of the new settlement in Indian Territory after the Cherokee Native Americans were forced west from the American Southeast on the Trail of Tears.(Submitted on October 23, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)In 1839, Tahlequah was designated the capital of ancestors of both the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. Initially the government buildings were a complex of log or framed structures. Most of these buildings were destroyed during the Civil War.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2024
2. Tahlequah Marker
Looking south from West Choctaw Street; the marker is beside the sidewalk.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
