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Welcome to Cherokee County.
This County is available for adoption, if interested please e-mail the State coordinator and/or the Assistant State Coordinator for details.
Cherokee
County was created from the Tahlequah District in the Cherokee Nation when
Indian and Oklahoma Territories were joined to form the State of Oklahoma in
1907. It is located in northeastern Oklahoma in the
foothills of the Ozark Mountains, near the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller. The Cherokee Nation occupied these lands
as early as the 1830s. In 1838, the Cherokee were forcibly removed from their
tribal lands in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama to Indian
Territory (Now Oklahoma). This tragic event is commonly known as
"The Trail of Tears".
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Cherokee National Prison
(1874) |
Cherokee Supreme Court
(1844) |
Murrell Home (1844) |
The
county capital of Tahlequah claims several historical
sites. It is the home of Northeastern State University and the
Cherokee Arts and Crafts Center.
Cherokee
government buildings still standing are the Capitol (1867-70), the National Prison (1874), and the Supreme Court (1844); and the Murrell Home (1844) in Park Hill is a
fine example of an antebellum mansion.
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