Sequoyah's Cabin in Akins, Oklahoma is a frontier house of logs, occupied (1829-44) by Sequoyah (George Gist), the teacher who in 1821 invented a syllabary that made it possible to read and write the Cherokee language.
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The town of Beaver, Oklahoma claims to be the Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World. It is here that the World Championship Cow Chip Throw is held each April.
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Choctaw is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma. Choctaw gained status as a town in 1893.