Sequoyah's Cabin | |
 A reproduction of the cabin standing outside the protective shelter | |
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| Location | 470288 Highway 101 |
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| Nearest city | Akins, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35°30′53″N94°39′08″W / 35.51479°N 94.65220°W /35.51479; -94.65220 |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha)[1] |
| Built | 1829 |
| Architect | Sequoyah |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000634 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | December 21, 1965[3] |
Sequoyah's Cabin is alog cabin and historic site offOklahoma State Highway 101 nearAkins, Oklahoma. It was the home between 1829 and 1844 of theCherokee IndianSequoyah (also known as George Gist, c. 1765–1844), who in 1821 createda written language for theCherokee Nation. The cabin and surrounding park was declared aNational Historic Landmark in 1965 and is now owned by theCherokee Nation.
Sequoyah's Cabin is located east of Akins on the east side ofState Highway 101 at a point where it makes a northward jog. The cabin itself is a single-story log structure with a gabled roof, on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land that has a park-like setting. The cabin is now sheltered from the elements by a brick structure built in the 1930s. There is a bronze statue of Sequoyah outside. The house is maintained as ahistoric house museum and is furnished to appear as it might have when Sequoyah lived there. There are relics and documents associated with his life.
Sequoyah was born about 1770 to a Cherokee mother and a white or half-white father, on the ancestral lands of the Cherokee in the southeastern United States. Unschooled except in tribal ways and customs, he came to understand the value of writing, especially in dealing with adjacent British settlers. In 1809 he began to work on a writing system for theCherokee language. The result of his work, theCherokee syllabary, continues to be used today. In the 1820s he moved west, to instruct western Cherokees in the writing system. It is during this period that this cabin was built, in 1829.[1]
The cabin was acquired by theOklahoma Historical Society in 1936. The shelter over the building was built by theWorks Progress Administration in 1936,[4] and is surrounded by a 10-acre (40,000 m2) park.[1][5][6]
The cabin and surrounding park, now owned by theCherokee Nation, was declared aNational Historic Landmark in 1965.[1][3] And, as for all other already-designated National Historic Landmarks, it was automatically listed on the newNational Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
In 2016, theCherokee Nation purchased the cabin and its property for $100,000.[7][8]
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