Historical Marker Program

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Starr Springs

Adair County
Location: at junction of OK-100 and US-59 on south edge of Stilwell
Coordinates: 35.800865, -94.625997
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: American Indians; Environmental/Cultural Ecology; Settlement Patterns; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Starr Springs was the head of Sallisaw Creek, a source of water for Stilwell since 1910. The area was the site of the 1853 murder of Andrew Adair and his son, George W. Adair, because of their support for Cherokee removal. The spring was named for George Harlan Starr, a prominent Cherokee, who purchased the site in 1867. The marker is a tribute to D. M. “Mack” Starr, respected and knowledgeable Cherokee historian, who died in 1995.

Note: This marker is missing.