Sallisaw Attractions
The town of Sallisaw (pop. 8,000) in eastern Oklahoma is home to Blue Ribbons Down, the state's first pari-mutuel race track; Dwight Mission, a mission school for the Cherokee and burial place of gangster, Pretty Boy Floyd.
The Fourteen Flags Museum in Sallisaw is located in a log cabin built in 1845. It presents the lifestyle of early settlers as well as Oklahoma's history. Displays include a general store and Union Pacific caboose.
Sequoyah's Home Site contains the log cabin home of Sequoyah which was built in 1829. Sequoyah was the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet.
The site has an information center, a cemetery, a salt works display, and a bronze statue of Sequoyah.
Hours:
9am-5pm; Sun: 2pm-5pm; Sat: 2pm-5pm; Closed: Mon
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