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The Creek Council Oak Tree is a historic landmark which represents the founding of the modern city of Tulsa by the Lochapoka〔("Muscogee Creek Council Oak -- Tulsa OK." ) Retrieved October 18, 2014〕 Clan of the Creek Nation. The Creeks had been forced to leave their homeland in the southeastern United States and travel to land across the Mississippi River, where the U. S. Government had granted them land in what was then known as Indian Territory. In 1836, after their arrival, the Lochapokas chose an oak tree on top of a hill that overlooked the Arkansas River as the site of their council ground. They lit a new ceremonial fire, using coals they had carried on their journey, established a busk ground, where all council business would be conducted. These grounds were also a gathering place for tribal ceremonies, feasts and games. The site continued to be used for these events until 1896.〔("Creek National Council Oaks Park." ) Historic American Landscapes Survey. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2014.〕 The Creeks still hold an annual celebration of their arrival at this site on October 20.〔 ==History== The surviving Creeks then built their village near the Council Oak. They named the village ''talasi'' or "Old Town." The Council Oak is believed to have been a mature tree when the Creeks arrived.〔("Creek Nation Council Oak Park," ) 1750 South Cheyenne Avenue, Tulsa Oklahoma, midtown Tulsa." Cain, Lori. May 21, 2010 Retrieved October 13, 3014.〕 Although its age is not known, the same tree still lives as of 2014. One source claims it is a post oak tree (''Quercus stellata''). The Tulsa Preservation Commission article identified the tree as a burr oak (''Quercus macrocarpa''). Both are varieties of white oak (''Quercus alba'') and native to Oklahoma. Private citizens acquired the land during the early 20th Century. At one time, oilman Harry Ford Sinclair lived in a large house adjacent to the tree;〔Steve Gerkin, ("The Trouble With Harry" ), ''This Land Press'', March 28, 2012.〕 a later owner, the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association, razed the house but retained the tree.〔Van Eden, ("This Little Park" ), ''This Land Press'', March 31, 2010.〕 By 1960, it seemed that the tree and its surroundings would be destroyed to create a parking lot. Instead, the Creek Nation and several individuals bought the site, which they donated to the City of Tulsa. The city turned the plot into Creek Nation Council Oak Park.〔 Richard Thornton, a member of the Creek Nation, was named as the architect for the park.〔 The tree was listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A, with NRIS number 76001576. The tree was placed in a Historic Preservation Zone at 18th Street and Cheyenne Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma in January, 1992.〔("Creek Council Tree Site." ) Tulsa Preservation Commission. Retrieved October 13, 2014.〕 The tree is still living in 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Creek Council Oak Tree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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