George M. Murrell, who followed his Cherokee wife Minerva Ross Murrell to Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears, built this home in Park Hill after establishing a successful mercantile business. Minerva was the niece of Principal Chief John Ross, who led the Cherokee Nation through some of the most turbulent years of their history.
Murrell Home
The Murrell Home, completed in 1845, is Oklahoma's only surviving antebellum plantation house.
Photo © Nancy Parode
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