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

Tahlonteeskee

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 22, 2025

1. Tahlonteeskee Marker

Inscription. Western Cherokee capitol, 1829-39, and court ground for Cherokee Nation. Named for the chief who secured the establishment of Dwight Mission in Arkansas Ter. His brother John Jolly served at this capitol as Chief and Sam Houston often visited here. It was Chief Jolly who had given Houston the famous name “The Raven” – Colonah – an old Cherokee war title.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 81.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 35° 30.794′ N, 95° 4.93′ W. Marker is near Gore, Oklahoma, in Sequoyah County. It can be reached from South 4460 Road near U.S. 64, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 445776 US-64, Gore OK 74435, 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 5 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Webbers Falls (approx. 2.9 miles away); Frederick F. Henry Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing (approx. 9.7 miles away); Dwight Mission

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(approx. 11.9 miles away); Battle of Greenleaf Prairie (approx. 13½ miles away).

More about this marker. It is at the former Tahlonteeskee interpretive site, which is no longer in operation and is now private property.

Also see . . . Tahlonteeskee (Cherokee chief). Wikipedia entry on the tribal leader. (Submitted on August 20, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 22, 2025

2. Tahlonteeskee Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.