Pawhuska in Osage County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

St. Louis School

For Osage Indian Girls

— 1887 – 1949 —

St. Louis School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

1. St. Louis School Marker

Inscription. One-half mi SW. Est. 1887 by St. Katharine Drexel and Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, Washington, D.C. Original frame structure located near Main and Palmer burned in 1889, replaced here 1890 by a four-story stone building. Operated by Franciscan Sisters (1887-1915), Loretto Sisters (1915-42), and Blessed Sacrament Sisters (1942-49).

Erected by Osage Tribal Council & Oklahoma Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 36° 39.891′ N, 96° 21.002′ W. Marker is in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in Osage County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 60) and Farrell Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pawhuska OK 74056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Osage Nation

and in Greater Tulsa.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Blacksmith Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Osage in the Enemy Camp" (approx. half a mile away); Site of the First Osage Agency Building (approx. half a mile away); "Million Dollar Elm" (approx. half a mile away); Vernon Whiting (approx. 0.6 miles away); Friendship Between the Osage and the Occitan of Montauban (approx. 0.6 miles away); An Answer To Prayer (approx. 0.6 miles away); Restoring the Whiting Apartments (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawhuska.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

2. St. Louis School Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

3. St. Louis School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,341 times since then and 150 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.