Sequoyah

Sequoyah (HMCZP)

Location: Cherokee, NC 28719 Swain County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 29.081', W 83° 18.961'

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This statue honoring Sequoyah. The Cherokee genius who invented the Cherokee Alphabet. was sculpted from a single great California Sequoia (Redwood) Log which was donated and shipped by Georgia-Pacific.This is sculptor Peter wolf Toth's 63rd statue across the United States and Canada Commemorating the Contributions of Native Americans. Toth was invited to sculpt the Sequoyah Statue by Chief Robert S. Youngdeer and Museum Director Ken Blankenship.Dedicated: 30 September 1989
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Year Placed1989
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 6:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 289894 N 3929260
Decimal Degrees35.48468333, -83.31601667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 29.081', W 83° 18.961'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 29' 4.86" N, 83° 18' 57.66" W
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Area Code(s)828
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17 State Rd 1361, Cherokee NC 28719, US
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