SUTTON Travels

15 February 2022

Battersea Power Station London England UK

Battersea Power Station is a place to shop, eat, and drink by the Thames River.

Of course, it is also a London landmark. The massive "brick cathedral" began in 1929. It's still the largest brick building in England.

Men at work in 1929

A view from 1935.

A model inside the exhibit

After my visit, I took a boat along the Thames River to Tower Bridge.

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01 February 2022

Cherokee National History Museum Tahlequah Oklahoma

We drove the backroads over the hills and streams of the old Indian Territory, which became Cherokee Nation after the removal in the 1830s.

The Cherokee National Museum is located in a brick building in Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

I did not realize that Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States. In 2022, the website noted 370,000 citizens--they are not just in this part of the US.

Where did they come from? As we climbed the stairs from the main floor, we saw this large display telling their origin story. Early Cherokees came to the land known as the United States.

As you enter the building, you see Sequoyah--a man honored for his written syllabary of the Cherokee language, which preserved their stories and their language for future generations. The language is supported on the internet and social media platforms.

Back to the history. On the second floor, storyboards tell the history of Cherokee Nation in chronological order.

The loss of lands in the Eastern US and the forced removal to Indian Territory mostly occurred in the 1830s following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Several storyboards cover this heart-wrenching story. So many died and all lost their family houses and lands and their long connection to their ancestral home.

Christian missionaries were a part of Cherokee history and some traveled with those on the removal--known as the Trail of Tears.

A painting captures a grand council meeting.

There's a lot more to read so you may as well visit the museum or buy a book about Cherokee Nation. A few weeks ago, we watched a documentary on the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears is also available as a book.

We marveled at their survival and cheer their promising future.

Notes

In 2022, admission was free

There are interactive exhibits

There are restrooms and a gift shop

Google Map to the Museum

Link to the timeline

Link to Cherokee Nation

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Philbrook Art Museum Tulsa Oklahoma

Philbrook Art Museum is housed in a historic home on 25 acres of gardens. The museum opened in 1939 and has over 16,000 objects.

The collection features American and Native American artists.

Many works include a humorous cultural commentary.

This stained glass window is awesome.

The gardens include many sculptures and an unusual and attractive cabin. We visited in January so we could only imagine what it might look like in spring or summer.

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Inside the cabin...

Notes from our visit

There is an admission fee.

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There are toilets inside the museum and in the gardens.

There are picnic tables and play areas in the gardens.

There is a museum store near the front entrance.

Philbrook shop online

There are elevators

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The grounds at Philbrook.

Black Wall Street, Greenwood District Tulsa Oklahoma

Black Wall Street is the name given to the prosperous community of African Americans in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the early 1900s. There were stores, theaters, restaurants, and the offices of professionals--lawyers, doctors, dentists.

The wall mural pictured above, reflects the past.

Today, as my wife and I walked along the sidewalk, we read signs telling us of the horrific destruction of so many people who lived here along with the buildings where they lived and worked.

The sign below refers to the 1921 massacre.

White terrorists attacked.
At least 36 Black people were killed.
And 36 city blocks were destroyed--
10,000 Black Americans were displaced.

The 1921 Tulsa Massacre was the worst race massacre in American history.

Signs embedded in the sidewalk preserve the identity of people and businesses.

There's an AME church where people worship. The church history dates to 1905 and it is the only building that survived the 1921 assault. The current building site was purchased in 1908. It was rebuilt following the massacre. And, it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.