Sallisaw in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

The Spirit of '76

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2024

1. The Spirit of '76 Marker

Inscription. Century Time Capsule
to be opened July 4, 2076
Herein are mementoes from the Sequoyah County Historical Society of the year A.D. 1976 to the people of the year A.D. 2076. Sealed during the celebration of Oklahoma Statehood Day, November 16, 1976.

Erected 1976 by Sequoyah County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration, and the Time Capsules series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 35° 27.509′ N, 94° 47.328′ W. Marker is in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, in Sequoyah County. It is at the intersection of South Oak Street and East Chickasaw Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Oak Street. The marker is located on the Sequoyah County Courthouse grounds, near the northeast corner of the courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 South Oak Street, Sallisaw OK 74955, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Cherokee Nation

and

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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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sallisaw High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hoppy Lockhart Welcome Center (approx. 4½ miles away); Dwight Mission (approx. 5.2 miles away); Cephas Washburn (approx. 7.2 miles away); Dwight Presbyterian Mission (approx. 7.2 miles away); Sequoyah Waterfall Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Frederick F. Henry Memorial (approx. 10.6 miles away); Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing (approx. 11.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sallisaw.

Also see . . .
1. United States Bicentennial (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2024

2. Sequoyah County Courthouse (northeast elevation)
Looking southwest from the Oak Street & Chickasaw Avenue intersection; the marker is visible near bottom center of this photo.
events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Founding Fathers in the Second Continental Congress. A wave of patriotism and nostalgia swept the nation.

(Submitted on December 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. History of Oklahoma (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: In 1902, the leaders of Indian Territory sought to become their own state, to be named Sequoyah. They held a convention in Eufaula, consisting of representatives from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole tribes, known as the Five Civilized Tribes. The Sequoyah Constitutional Convention met in Muskogee, on August 21, 1905. The convention drafted the constitution, established an organizational plan for a government, outlined proposed county designations in the new state, and elected delegates to go to the United States Congress to petition for statehood. If this had happened, the Sequoyah would have been the first state to have a Native American
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2024

3. Sequoyah County Courthouse (north/front elevation)
majority population. The convention's proposals were overwhelmingly endorsed by the residents of Indian Territory in a referendum election in 1905. The U.S. government, however, reacted coolly to the idea of Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory becoming separate states; they preferred to have them share a singular state. President Theodore Roosevelt and Congress turned down the Indian Territory proposal.
In 1906, the Oklahoma Enabling Act was passed by the U.S. Congress and approved by President Roosevelt. The act established several specific requirements for the proposed constitution. Using the constitution from the Sequoyah convention as a basis (and the majority) of the new state constitution, Oklahoma delegates returned to Washington with the proposal for combined Oklahoma Territory & Indian Territory statehood. On November 16, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the proclamation establishing Oklahoma as the nation's 46th state.

(Submitted on December 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.