Cherokee Heritage Lesson 5: Historical Sites in the Cherokee Nation Cherokee National Cherokee National Museum, the Ancient Village and Adam‘s Capitol Building Supreme Court Corner, and partake in various activities associated with the history of the A two-story, brick Building Cherokees. structure, the This structure was Capitol building was built on the southeast The Murrell Home completed in 1869 corner of Tahlequah‘s and occupies the town square in 1844 George Michael center of the town by James S. Pierce to Murrell was a native square. It housed house the Cherokee Virginian who married the executive and legislative offices until Nation Supreme Court. The supreme and Minerva Ross, a 1906. Reacquired by the Cherokee Nation district courts both held sessions here member of a wealthy in 1979, today it is used to house the for some time. At one point, the building Cherokee family and judicial branch of the government. housed the printing office of the Cherokee niece of Principal Advocate, the official publication of the Chief John Ross. Cherokee National Cherokee Nation and the first newspaper Murrell built his wife a plantation home in Prison Museum in Oklahoma. It is the oldest government 1845 in Park Hill, Indian Territory (present- building in the state of Oklahoma. day Oklahoma). The home contains This structure was original and period furnishings and the only penitentiary Cherokee Heritage artifacts. A reconstructed log cabin is also building in Indian on the property. Territory from 1875 Center’s Ancient to 1901. Built of Village sandstone rock, the Built on the site Continued learning: original structure of the original was three stories high and was one of female seminary, What branches of government were the major tribal buildings erected in the center offers originally housed in the Capitol Building? Tahlequah during that period. visitors a chance What is it used for today? What newspaper to learn the history worked out of the Supreme Court Building? of the Cherokee Nation, pre- and post- European contact. Visit the Trail of Tears Look for lesson 6 on Friday, December 9. Newspapers for this educational program provided by: This lesson is part of the Newspapers in Education program Cherokee Heritage. Cherokee Nation Visit nie.newsok.com for more information or contact Jamie Jenkins at [email protected]. .