Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 4.7
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 4.7
- Material type
- Article
- Description
- History behind how Stillwell was named after Arthur Edward Stiwell, who built the Kansa City Railways, and other various contributions to the economic growth of the central southern states. Mentions that the Trail of Tears was due to a bill passed in 1830 that removed the 5 civilized tribes into the Southeastern part of the U.S. How Adair County was one of the places the Cherokees moved to, it was named to honor a Cherokee jurist and educator. To help stimulate economic growth the Strawberry Festival was created
- Publication or source
- Leon C. Osborn Co., Inc. Stillwell Municipal Hospital & Staff
- Subjects and names
- Stillwell, Adair Country, Trail of Tears, Cherokee, Arthur Edward Stillwell, Cherokee Indians, Strawberry Festival
For collection-level context and related materials, view the complete MS-188 finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
