Cherokee Hills Byway - Cherokee Matriarch and Child at the Columns of the Original Cherokee Female Seminary

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Original Caption: A Cherokee Matriarch stands with a child amidst shadows of trees and columns. The Cherokee Female Seminary was the first and finest institution of higher learning for women west of the Mississippi River. Envision the Cherokee Elder teaching the child the importance of education for the Cherokee people today, just as it was in 1851.

Location: Cherokee Female Seminary, Oklahoma

Status: Public domain.
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