- In Honor of -
General Stand Watie
General Stand Watie - only full blood Indian Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. This brave Cherokee with his heroic regiment rendered inestimable services to the Confederate Cause of Indian Territory.
Born in Georgia, December 12, 1806, died in Cherokee Nation, September 9, 1871
- A tribute to his memory by the Oklahoma Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
"Lest We Forget"
Here in September, 1885, the first telephone in Oklahoma was connected for service. It was the first telephone in the Mississippi Valley west of St. Louis. The company was organized by a group of Cherokees, namely, D.W. Lipe, L.B. Bell, R.M. Wolfe, J.S. Stapler, J.B. Stapler, and E.D. Hicks.
Tahlequah, OK Markers
The Cherokee National Museum is the only facility devoted to the preservation of the heritage of the Cherokee Nation, the second largest American Tribe. The 20,000
Tahlequah, OK MuseumsThis four-year regional university has a long and colorful heritage which began in 1846 when the Cherokee National Council authorized establishment of the National Male Seminary and National Female Seminary.
Tahlequah, OK Historic Buildings
John Ross 1790-1866
Principal Chief of the Cherokee, 1828 - 1866
Born October 3, 1790 in Turkeytown, Alabama, the son of a one-quarter Cherokee maiden and a Scotsman, John Ross was elected as the first Principal Chief of the Cherokee Indians in 1828
Tahlequah, OK MonumentsFALLEN HEROES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY EXHIBIT AND MEMORIAL SERVICE Men have been defending our American soil for over two ce...
Erected in 2007, the Triangle Area Veterans of War Memorial stands to honor the men and women from the Triangle Area who serv...
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