Below is one of several rose rocks
that Momma has. They were given to her
that Momma has. They were given to her
by her Daddy. While I was home visiting,
I saw one of the beauties in Momma's
I saw one of the beauties in Momma's
flowerbed and just had to share.
This is a beautiful cluster.
If you look closely you
If you look closely you
Will see the gorgeous
rose rocks in shape.
rose rocks in shape.
The rusty red rose rocks
appear only in Oklahoma. From
this fact has grown a legend as
beautiful as the rocks themselves.
Oklahoma played an important
role in Native American history.
It marked the end of what is
known as the “Trail of Tears.”
With the discovery of gold in
Georgia, the Cherokee tribe lost
their right to the land. They
courageously walked 1000
miles to what is now Oklahoma.
Much of the journey took place in
the winter. The Great Spirit of the
Cherokee did not abandon his
people. He cared for his people
and thought of them with
affection. He knew of their
misfortune and wanted to honor
the travelers. The memorial
would be made from the tears
shed along the way. The Great
Spirit remembered a beautiful
white rose in Georgia called the
Cherokee rose. The memory of
the flower would comfort his
people. It would remind them
never to be discouraged. The
Great Spirit transformed the
tears into a rust-colored,
rose-shaped stone.
Since that time, rose rocks have
had many admirers. In 1968,
Oklahoma named the rose rock
its official state rock. The
legend and spirit of the
Cherokee rose rock lives on.
I hope you have enjoyed a little history
today of my heritage, The Cherokee Indians.
As always,
thank you for stopping by,
my little piece of heaven,
here in the desert,
that I so love to call home.
Country hugs and much love,
17 comments:
As an Oklahoman, I LOVE this post! There is a rich Native American history here.
I have never heard of those before!! Sooooooooooo beautiful! :):):):):):):):):):):):)
As on Okie I've always been intrigued with the rose rocks. I remember seeing my first one at my grandma's house when I was very little. Thanks for sharing a great post!
Smiles,
Carol
That really is a beautiful rock! Now I want to see an actual one :)
xoxo
Myric
Hi Sherry! OMG, that is a huge cluster of rose rock! At our OK Rock and Mineral shows they would keep a cluster that size behind glass. My first memory of going to our rock/gem shows is with my dad. At the gate, a rock hound would give rose rocks away. Now, rose rock isn't that easy to come by, so they weren't giving it away at the last show. I think I would drag that specimen into the house! Did you leave before our earthquakes? This okie enjoyed your post!
Trail of Tears. That how I'm feeling today sweet Sherry.
It's gloomy today along with my heart, but it's getting better and better, I think.
I will remember the Cherokee rose "never be discouraged".
Thank you my friend.
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Hi Miss Sherry~
I love this! Our heritage is such a special piece of us and certainly the Native Americans have much that we can learn from them. My husband has Cherokee in him as well - that would explain why my children are able to get such gorgeous tans!
Many blessings to you! You make blog land a bright spot!
Thank you for sharing this bit of Indian lore, and the pictures of the unusual rocks.
Sis, I am home, w/c shortly. I want those roses. They are awesome & part of Harold's Okie land heritage. Had not heard of these before ... I can put them in the kids memory boxes w/ the cotton we picked.
Eye looks like Harold 'belted' me a good one. chuckle.
Dialing ......
Love ya!
Marydon-sis
Well look at that...I'd never heard of rose rock until now! It's absolutely gorgeous and I so enjoyed reading the legend behind it. I always love learning of the Native American legends, they are so meaningful. I'm so glad you showed this to us today...see, I'm never too old to learn something new:-) xoxo
Cool, we never heard of them either
Benny & Lily
When we went to Chattanooga they showed us where the Trail of Tears began. So many lost their lives during that 1000 mile walk. sandie
I love learning new things! I had never heard of the rose rock before. So interesting!
Thanks!
Robin
WOW... gorgeous! I have never heard of these beauties! Thanks for sharing, HUGS!
WOW, how gorgeous, Sherry! I never heard of them before!!! How special!!! Love, Cindy
Sherry how great to hear from you. I wondered what happened. I tried to send comments and never went through. Sad the troops are coming home to a bad job mkt.
Have a nice Thanksgiving and love to your family.
yvonne
Sherry, those rocks are stunning, I had never heard of them..I think you need to bring a few home to the desert to enjoy!
Your posts are always beautiful and uplifting to me..
hugs and love,
Barb
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