Historical Marker

Shawnee Mission

South of Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Highway 18 (also known as S. Gordon Cooper Drive) across from the Tecumseh Cemetery * · Tecumseh · Pottawatomie

Oklahoma marker

Inscription

Established in 1871 - The Society of Friends opened this mission for the Absentee Shawnee, this Christian work continuing 53 years among all Indian tribes living near here. The first log house was replaced by the present church building at the same site, 1885, now a museum owned and kept by Pottawatomie County Historical Society.

Location

AddressSouth of Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Highway 18 (also known as S. Gordon Cooper Drive) across from the Tecumseh Cemetery *
CityTecumseh
CountyPottawatomie
StateOklahoma
Coordinates35.293696, -96.925961

Sources

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