Mayes Co., OK - Cemeteries: History of Salina, Oklahoma ******************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: W.T. Haley USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************* History of Salina, Mayes County, Oklahoma Salina is the first white settlement in Oklahoma established by Jeanne Pierre Chouteau in 1796? The oldest building in Oklahoma is the The Spring House and is listed on the National Historical Register. The orphange for Cherokee girls was located there. Also Washington Irving visited there. Source: The Columbia Encylopedia Sixth Edition 2001-05