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

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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: Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 51.792′ N, 94° 58.574′ W. Marker is in Park Hill, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Riley's Chapel (here, next to this marker);

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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); Manard (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Park Hill.

Also see . . .
1. Official site of the Cherokee Nation. (Submitted on February 18, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Cherokee Heritage Center. (Submitted on February 18, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
3. Park Hill, Oklahoma. Wikipedia (Submitted on February 18, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 23 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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