Shawnee in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Shawnee Mission
Established in 1871
Photographed by Rhonda Vanlandingham, July 28, 2023
1. Shawnee Mission Marker
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.
Erected 1964 by Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 35° 17.622′ N, 96° 55.558′ W. Marker is in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in Pottawatomie County. It is on Gordon Cooper Drive north of Father Joe Murphy Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shawnee OK 74801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma Frontier Country and in Greater Oklahoma City. It is also in the American South, specifically 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Rainbow Arch Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Shawnee Milling Company (approx. 2.2 miles away); Louise Funk Fluke (approx. 2.4 miles away); Washington Irving (approx. 2.4 miles away); Beard Cabin (approx. 2½ miles away); Shawnee Horse Trough (approx.
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Photographed by Rhonda Vanlandingham, December 26, 2023
2. Shawnee Mission Marker
Photographed by Rhonda Vanlandingham, July 28, 2023
3. Shawnee Mission
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2023, by Rhonda Vanlandingham of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2023, by Rhonda Vanlandingham of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Photos: 1. submitted on December 25, 2023, by Rhonda Vanlandingham of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. 2. submitted on December 26, 2023, by Rhonda Vanlandingham of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. 3. submitted on December 25, 2023, by Rhonda Vanlandingham of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
