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Mayes Community at Site of Old Courthouse

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III: · Page 5.3
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Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 5.3
Material type
other (Other)
Date
1974-10-07
Description
Map and Newspaper article. The map shows the small community of Mayes which is near Stilwell, it is an adaption to the map made by C.L. (Wren) Fletcher of Stillwell. The article discusses how an act of the council in 1883 authorized 9 districts of the Cherokee Nation to build a courthouse. The Mayes community was most likely named after Joel Bryan Mayes who was the Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1891-1895.
Author or creator
Lucy Jane Makoske
Publication or source
Democrat Journal
Subjects and names
Meyes Community, Stillwell, Oklahoma, Map, community, courthouse, Cherokee Nation, Flint District, Masonic Lodge, Payment Center, Gallows

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