Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station

Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station is a historic building in St. Marys, Kansas and associated with the Pottawatomie tribe.

Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station
Nearest citySt. Marys, Kansas
Coordinates39°11′30″N 96°03′42″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1855 (1855)
NRHP reference No.72000521[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1972

It was built of stone in 1855 for use by government agents in paying a regular annuity to Pottawatomie tribe members who had agreed to move from the Great Lakes Region in exchange for reservation land in Kansas. It is the oldest surviving building in the town and county and the oldest part of St. Mary's Mission (Kansas). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[2][3]

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