Watie and Ridge - S. of Grove, OK
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N 36° 32.407 W 094° 46.402
15S E 341259 N 4045321
Confederate war heroes, and Cherokees who spoke their mind.
Waymark Code: WMZK2K
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
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County of marker: Delaware County
Location of marker: US-59 (OK-10), 100 feet N. of CR E330, just S. of Dollar General Store, 2½ miles S. of Grove
Marker Erected by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Marker Erected: 1995

Marker Text:

WATIE AND RIDGE
Stand Watie and his cousin, John Ridge, signed 1835 treaty for the Cherokee removal from Georgia to Ind. Ter., which caused a tribal feud. Ridge, Young and Talented, were assassinated. But Watie escaped their enemies. Later he was Southern Cherokee leader and only Indian commissioned Brig. Gen. in the Confederate States Army.

County: Delaware County

Record Address::
OK-10 - US-59. Grove, OK 74344

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Date Erected: 1995

Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society
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