Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Monument to General Stand Watie

- In Honor of -

General Stand Watie

Old Cherokee Capitol Building

The Cherokee Council first met in 1839

Murrell Home

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.

Cherokee National Prison

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

The Cherokee National Museum

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