John Ross Museum

Worth a quick stop

We have enjoyed learning about John Ross as we toured Cherokee Nation sites around Tahlequah and Park Hill. We continued that journey here. We also trekked up the hill to his gravesite. If you are ...

Good starting point

This was our first stop at all the local museums. The admission is free, and it is owned by the Cherokee Nation. The building is an old school house filled with a lot of information concerning John ...

Small But Big History

John Ross was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee during the most trying times of their history. John Ross was the Chief during the "Removal Act," more commonly known as the "Trail of Tears," the mos...

Small but interesting stop

This was one of our several stops of the day Tahlequah / Park Hill has several places to visit that are real close together and you can easy visit several in one day. John Ross Museum was small but ve...

Anyone researching Cherokee history must not miss this site.

This is a very nice little museum that tells the history of John Ross. The family cemetery is a short distance behind, which I would also recommend seeing. This museum is self-guided (it's just two ...