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 Monuments
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States.
The Boy Scouts of America
Dedicated this replica of the statue of liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty.
The Murrell Home was built in the new Cherokee Nation about 1845 by George M. Murrell. Murrell was a native Virginain who married Minerva Ross in 1834. Minerva was a member of a wealthy mixed-blood Cherokee/Scottish family, and the niece of Chief John Ross.
Tahlequah, OK MuseumsThis sandstone building was erected in 1874 and originally had three stories. The third story was removed in 1925
Tahlequah, OK Historic BuildingsFossils, rocks, indian artifacts. Located in the Student Union Buildling, Conners State College. ...
Twin Bridges State Park is located in far northeast Oklahoma at the junction of Spring River and Neosho River at the top of G...