Park Hill in Cherokee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Park Hill

Photographed by Michael Manning, April 20, 2011

1. Park Hill Marker

Inscription.
Center of Cherokee culture was one mile east on Park Hill Creek; Home of Chief John Ross, Samuel Austin Worcester, Elias Boudinot, other pioneers and The Mission Press which printed millions of pages for the benefit of the Cherokee people nearly a century ago. A mile north of Park Hill was the Cherokee Female Seminary and about three miles northwest, the Cherokee Male Seminary. They left their impress on Oklahoma history.

Erected 1940 by National Society of the Colonial Dames of Oklahoma.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 51.792′ N, 94° 58.574′ W. Marker is in Park Hill, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County. It is on South Muskogee Avenue (U.S. 62) 0.1 miles north of Crestwood Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in a pull-off on the east side of Oklahoma Route 10 south of Tahlequah. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tahlequah OK 74464, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Cherokee

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riley's Chapel (here, next to this marker); Park Hill Press (a few steps from this marker); Billy B. Walkabout (approx. one mile away); John Noah Reese, Jr. (approx. one mile away); Cherokee Warrior Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jack C. Montgomery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Blacksmith Shop (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Park Hill.

Also see . . .
1. Park Hill, Oklahoma. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 18, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. Cherokee Heritage Center. Website homepage (Submitted on February 18, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,220 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 17, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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