Delaware County

Delaware County, Oklahoma

Prior to becoming Delaware County, a large portion of the area was known as the Delaware District of the Cherokee Nation.

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Delaware County

Cherokee-Seneca Boundary

Cherokee-Seneca Boundary The east west line here, sec 26, is the old boundary between Cherokee and Seneca nations, the land north of this line was owned under patent by the Seneca of Sa…

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Delaware County

Fort Wayne

Established in autumn 1839 by Lt. Col. R.B. Mason and 1st Dragoons, U.S. Army, and named in honor of Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Abandoned on May 15, 1842. Here in July 1861, Col. Stand Watie est…

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Delaware County

Saline Courthouse

The Saline District Courthouse is the last remaining of nine courthouses for the districts of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. The current structure was built in 1884. The site sits …

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Stand Waite

Stand Watie Degataga Oo-watee Stand Watie was only American Indian to attain rank of Brigadier General during the Civil War and was last Confederate general to surrender. Born in Georgia De…

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Tri-State Marker - AR-MO-OK

The point where Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri meet.

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Watie & 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, was assassinated, but Watie…

  1. County information from Wikipedia.
  2. Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.