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1901 Map of Tahlequah

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Tahlequah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Tahlequah capital of the Cherokee Nation serves as the focal point of this late 19th-century survey, conducted just before Oklahoma statehood. Significant tribal institutions are documented here, including the Cherokee Insane Asylum and the Female Seminary, reflecting the complex social infrastructure of the era. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Illinois River and its major tributaries like Barren Fork, which cut through the highlands of the Brushy Mountains.

Transportation networks of the St. Louis and San Francisco RR and the Kansas City Southern RR connect established settlements such as Stilwell, Westville, and Proctor. The map captures the administrative boundaries of the time, including the Indian Territory-Arkansas State Line and the Muskogee Cherokee Line. For researchers, the presence of smaller locales like Wauhillau, Salem Springs, and Elm Springs Mission provides a detailed look at the rural fabric of the Cherokee Nation at the dawn of the 20th century.