Sequoyah's Cabin
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| Nearest city | Akins, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′51″N 94°39′07″W / 35.51417°N 94.65194°WCoordinates: 35°30′51″N 94°39′07″W / 35.51417°N 94.65194°W |
| Area | 10 acres (40,000 m2)[1] |
| Built | 1829 |
| Architect | Sequoyah |
| Governing body | State |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000634 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | December 21, 1965[3] |
Sequoyah's Cabin was the home during 1829-1844 of the Cherokee Indian, Sequoyah (also known as George Gist), who created a written language for the Cherokee Nation. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[3][1]
It is located on State Highway 101, 7 miles (11 km) east of U.S. Highway 59 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
The house is maintained by the Oklahoma Historical Society as a historic house museum, and is furnished to appear as it might have when Sequoyah lived there. There are relics and documents associated with his life.
The one-room frontier cabin is made of hewn logs with a stone chimney and fireplace. The actual cabin is located inside a stone memorial building built by the Works Progress Administration in 1936, and is surrounded by a 10-acre (40,000 m2) park.[4][5] There is a bronze statue of Sequoyah outside.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joseph Scott Mendinghall (December 9, 1975). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Sequoyah's Cabin PDF (334 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying 4 photos from 1975. PDF (1.11 MB)
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sequoyah's Cabin". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ↑ http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/oksequoyah.html Explore Southern History: Sequoyah's Cabin
- ↑ http://www.travelok.com/toDo/attractionsDetail.asp?id=1+5U+7230 Travel Oklahoma
External links
- Sequoyah's Cabin - Oklahoma Historical Society
- Sequoyah's Cabin on TravelOK.com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma
- National Park Service article on Sequoyah's Cabin
- Photos
- Sequoyah's Cabin State Park
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