Place
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Capital of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma since 1839.
- Wikidata
- Q736809
Connections 2
involved in
- Trail of Tears capital of the reconstituted Cherokee Nation Primary record 1
headquarters of
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Cherokee Nation
Primary record
1
Since 1839.
Proof 1 source
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What Happened on the Trail of Tears?, National Park Service, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
Primary record
In August 1839, John Ross was elected Principal Chief of the reconstituted Cherokee Nation. Tahlequah, Oklahoma was its capital.
It remains tribal headquarters for the Cherokee Nation today.
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