Sallisaw

Sallisaw, city, seat (1907) of Sequoyah county, eastern Oklahoma, U.S., just north of the Arkansas River and the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, near the Arkansas state line. Settled in the 1880s, it was named for nearby Sallisaw Creek (from the French salaison, meaning “salt provisions,” because of local salt deposits). The settlement developed as a trading post and is now a service point for recreational activities. It is a diversified farming area (cotton, spinach, soybeans,...