Welcome to Cherokee Nation! Welcome to Cherokee Nation! We are a nation of more than 450,000 citizens. Our strength is in our people, our innovative spirit, and the fairness and respect that are at the core of being Cherokee. We are committed to being good neighbors and good stewards — in our communities, in Oklahoma and throughout the United States. We invest in making our communities great places to live and raise a family. This cache is located in Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma which is the capital of the Cherokee Nation.
THE CACHE
This is a two-part multi-cache that will take you to the Cherokee National Prison Museum. The posted coordinates will get your started and lead you to the final cache. Both stages of this cache are located on the property of the Cherokee National Prison Museum which is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am - 4pm. Entrance to this museum is FREE for all.
A STORY (FICTIONAL FUN FOR THE CACHE)
Your cousin has been sent to prison!!! You've heard the whispers around town that there is a way to get information back and forth to those inside the prison. But how!? You have been watching from a distance, over by the creek, trying to figure it out. If you could just find a clue! After a few days you start to notice someone regularly visits the front of the prison and spends a little time under the willow tree. What are they doing there? It's time to go and check it out! Maybe it's connected to how to get a note to your cousin.
THE SWAG
You may be in luck and find a piece of a puzzle in the cache. If you choose to collect all the pieces of this puzzle, you can turn them in to receive a small print of Spring Creek Uktena, Cherokee County by artist Kindra Swafford (Cherokee Nation). Puzzle pieces may be redeemed for the swag at the Cherokee National History Museum Tuesday - Saturday | 10am - 4pm.
NOTES
- The cache is NOT a part of the exhibits space.
- You don't need to go inside to find the logbook!
- The staff are knowledgeable about the buildings, but you don’t need them to find the cache.
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