Union Mission Site | |
![]() Union Mission Monument | |
Nearest city | Mazie, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 36°7′34″N 95°17′9″W / 36.12611°N 95.28583°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 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]
Union Mission was the first Protestant mission established in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). [3] It was also the site of the first school in Indian Territory and the first printing press in Indian Territory, and the first book printed in future Oklahoma. [4]
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]
Union Mission Site | |
![]() Union Mission Monument | |
Nearest city | Mazie, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 36°7′34″N 95°17′9″W / 36.12611°N 95.28583°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 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]
Union Mission was the first Protestant mission established in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). [3] It was also the site of the first school in Indian Territory and the first printing press in Indian Territory, and the first book printed in future Oklahoma. [4]
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]