Near Whitesboro in Le Flore County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Old Lenox Mission
Historical Site
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 30, 2020
1. Old Lenox Mission Marker
Dr. Simon L. Hobbs
and wife
Opened Oct. 1853
with 48 pupils
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 34° 42.125′ N, 94° 54.275′ W. Marker is near Whitesboro, Oklahoma, in Le Flore County. It is on State Highway 63 one mile west of County Highway 4580, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Talihina OK 74571, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Piney Woods, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Deadman Vista (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Choctaw Nation (approx. 5.4
this page online
More about this marker. The old cemetery for the mission is out past the marker. Dr. Hobbs and wife are buried there.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 30, 2020
2. Old Lenox Mission Cemetery, near the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2020, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2020, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
