Coweta in Wagoner County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Koweta Mission
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 22, 2013
1. Koweta Mission Marker
Creek Indian school founded by Rev. R. M. Loughridge, Presbyterian Bd Foreign Miss. 1843. Coweta, ancient Creek town in Alabama, re-established in this vicinity by Creeks who arrived Ft. Gibson on steamboat, "Facility," 1828. This was home town of Roley McIntosh, Principal Chief, Creek Nation West to 1859.
Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 83.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.
Location. 35° 57.101′ N, 95° 37.967′ W. Marker is in Coweta, Oklahoma, in Wagoner County. It is on State Highway 51 east of S 305th E Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is near the town water tower. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coweta OK 74429, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation, specifically in the Cherokee Nation, in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country, and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Weer (approx. 8 miles away); JB Bates, Sr. (approx. 8.1 miles away); Battery E and Battery C 160th Field Artillery
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More about this marker. Use care when stopping to view the marker as there is inadequate pulloff space.
Also see . . . City of Coweta, Oklahoma. (Submitted on August 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 22, 2013
2. Koweta Mission Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,850 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
