Union Mission Site

Union Mission Site
Nearest city Mazie, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°7′34″N 95°17′9″W / 36.12611°N 95.28583°W / 36.12611; -95.28583Coordinates: 36°7′34″N 95°17′9″W / 36.12611°N 95.28583°W / 36.12611; -95.28583
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
NRHP reference # 71000668[1]
Added to NRHP September 10, 1971

Union Mission Site is a historic site of a church mission and school about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Mazie, Oklahoma.

The Union mission was started in 1820, and its school operated from 1821 to 1825. The school instructed 144 Indian children: 71 Osages, 54 Creeks, and 29 Cherokees; a total of 91 boys and 63 girls.[2]

There are a few graves at the site, including the 1825 monument for Rev. Epaphras Chapman, which, per the NRHP nomination, is the oldest known monument in Oklahoma.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Kent Ruth (February 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Union Mission Site". National Park Service. Retrieved June 5, 2018. With accompanying two photos
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