Shawnee Mission
Shawnee Mission
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
Directions
South of Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Highway 18 (also known as S. Gordon Cooper Drive) across from the Tecumseh Cemetery *
Regions
Pottawatomie County
Frontier Country
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Pictures
From Oklahoma Historical Society
Notes
* Directions from Waymarking.com
Photo from Oklahoma Historical Society
