Original Site - Cherokee Female Seminary - Park Hill, OK
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N 35° 52.015 W 094° 57.336
15S E 323439 N 3970953
This marker tells the story of the ill-fated Cherokee Female Seminary, three pillars from which are all the remains.
Waymark Code: WMPA2M
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2015
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In front of the Cherokee Heritage Center are three brick columns, all that remains from the female school of higher learning built here in 1851, and destroyed by fire in 1887. This site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The photo gallery shows photos of the seminary before and after the fire. In the mid 1970's, after nearly 100 years sitting undisturbed and now fully overgrown with foliage, the Cherokee National Historical Society took over the project of restoring the site. It was dedicated in 1974 and this pink granite marker was set by the Cherokee National Historic Society.
The marker reads: "ORIGINAL SITE ~ CHEROKEE FEMALE SEMINARY / 185 feet long 108 feet wide part two and three stories high. Opened May 7, 1851 - destroyed by fire April 10, 1887. These three columns from the south side of the structure are all that remain of the original building. 25 such columns encircled the east south and west sides of the building. Material were procured locally and the bricks fired in the vicinity from local clays by Cherokee craftsmen."
County: Cherokee
Record Address:: 21192 S. Keeler Drive Park Hill, OK US 74451
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Date Erected: 1974
Sponsor (Who put it there): Cherokee National Historical Society
Web site if available: Not listed
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