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Tahlequah is the capital of the two federally recognized Cherokee tribes based in Oklahoma, the modern Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. Tahlequah is also the county seat of Cherokee County. [8] The main campus of Northeastern State University is located in the city.
Near Ft. Gibson, US-62 begins to concur with State Highway 10, and the two routes stay joined through Tahlequah. US-62 starts to overlap State Highway 51 in Tahlequah as well; the two highways split up near Eldon. The route enters Adair County near Proctor. It intersects with US-59 in Westville before US-62 crosses the state line into Arkansas. [2]
Park Hill is located south of the center of Cherokee County and is bordered to the north by Tahlequah, the county seat. U.S. Route 62 leads north to Tahlequah and southwest 25 miles (40 km) to Muskogee, while Oklahoma State Highway 82 leads south 31 miles (50 km) to Vian.
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) is an east–west United States Highway in the southern and northeastern United States.It runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [ 1 ] There are 21 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks .
The highways then enter Tahlequah, where SH-82 splits off from the other two routes. SH-82 runs through downtown Tahlequah before meeting SH-51 SPUR in the northwestern part of the city. SH-82 turns northwest, running through Gideon and Peggs. It has an interchange with the Cherokee Turnpike south of Locust Grove.
US 62 – Muskogee, Bacone College, NSU Muskogee, Fort Gibson, Tahlequah: 35: 56 – Gibson Street: 36: 58 – Chandler Road / Hancock Street: Hancock Street not signed westbound: 37: 60 – SH-165 west (Peak Boulevard) to US 64: Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of SH-165 concurrency: Free section ends 37: To SH-165 west ...
Fort Gibson is a town in Cherokee and Muskogee counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.The population was 3,814 as of the 2020 Census. [4] It is the location of Fort Gibson Historical Site and Fort Gibson National Cemetery and is located near the end of the Cherokees' Trail of Tears at Tahlequah.