Ethnic Heritage in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Old Cherokee Capitol Building
The Cherokee Council first met in 1839 under a large open shed in this area, then later in log buildings. During the Civil War, these were burned down by Cherokee General Stand Watie and his Confedera...
Old Cherokee Capitol Building
Cherokee Supreme Court Building
This structure was built in 1845 by James S. Pierce to house the Cherokee National Supreme Court. The supreme and district court both held sessions here for some time. The "Cherokee Advocate" was also...
Cherokee Supreme Court Building

The First Telephone

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

Cherokee National Prison

This sandstone building was erected in 1874 and originally had three stories. The third story was removed in 1925

Tahlequah, OK Historic Buildings

Monument to General Stand Watie

- In Honor of -

General Stand Watie

Tahlequah, OK Monuments

Memorial to the Confederate Dead

Erected in 1913 by the Colonial William Penn Adair Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Tahlequah, OK Memorials

Monument to John Ross

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

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Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Old Cherokee Capitol Building

Cherokee Supreme Court Building

Attractions and Upcoming Events

The First Telephone

Cherokee National Prison

Monument to General Stand Watie

Memorial to the Confederate Dead

Monument to John Ross

Things to do near Tahlequah, OK

Johnstone Park

Keystone Golf Course

Bartlesville Community Center

Historic Rough Rider Monument

Artwork Displays