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Sequoyah county, named in honor of the famous Cherokee educator,Sequoyah, is located in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas state line with Sallisaw serving as the county seat.Major waterways and recreation areas include the Arkansas River which, in conjunction with the Canadian River and Robert S. Kerr Lake, forms the southern county line with Haskell County and Le Flore County. Other recreation areas in the county include Lake Tenkiller State Park, Sallisaw State Park, and Brushy Creek State Park. County-wide attractions include the cabin home of Sequoyah, about 15 miles northeast of Sallisaw near Akins along SR 101, the Tahlonteeskee Cherokee Courthouse, just southeast of Gore and Lee's Creek Ceremonial Site near Short. In addition, the Cookson Hills area of the northwest section of the county was the haven of the notorious "Pretty Boy" Floyd. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 37,886, an increase of 4,058 over the 1990 census.
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