Last updated: July 17, 2026
Place
Adair County Historical Museum & Train Depot
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
83065 Hwy 59 Stilwell, OK 74960
Significance:
When Cherokee detachments arrived in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), each had a designated dispersal or disbandment site. Mrs. Webbers’ plantation was located near present-day Stilwell on what is now New Hope Cemetery. There were five disbandment sites near this site in Stilwell.
Amenities
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
Stilwell, the county seat of Adair County, Oklahoma is located eight miles west of the Arkansas state line and twenty-three miles east of Tahlequah, capital of the Cherokee Nation. There is a Trail of Tears NHT exhibit outside the depot that directs the public to a nearby disbandment site, and the museum personnel are very knowledgeable about the area.
When Cherokee detachments arrived in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), each had a designated dispersal or disbandment site. Mrs. Webbers’ plantation was located near present-day Stilwell on what is now New Hope Cemetery. There were five disbandment sites.
Stop first at the Old Railroad Depot, which houses the Adair County Historical and Genealogical Association. There is an exhibit outside the depot with directions to the historic disbandment site.
Site Information
Location (1 S Hwy 59, Stilwell, OK 74960)
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