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Giant Sequoias on Sequoyah's Historic Homestead

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(left) Dr. Matthew Auman is planting Giant Sequoia saplings using state of the art silviculture technology, on key sites across the U.S. (Middle) Portrait of Sequoyah, painted by Charles Banks Wilson, (right) Jerrry Dobbs, Sequoyah's Cabin Historic Site

Sequoyah’s Cabin historical site northeast of Sallisaw preserves the life of noted early nineteenth century Cherokee scholar Sequoyah. But the 180-acre homestead could also one day become a Giant Sequoia preserve. 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.