Near Centerville in Linn County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Log Cabin School

October 9, 1841

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

1. Log Cabin School Marker

Inscription. On this site a log cabin with stone foundation was built for St. Philippine Duchesne and two other nuns. The work was done by the Pottawatomie Indians under the directions of black master carpenter Edmund who had accompanied the nuns to Kansas from St. Charles Mo. The cabin was 19'x 19' and was used as a school room for Indian girls. The loft served as a sleeping area for the nuns.

Erected by Indian Awareness Center of the Fulton County Historical Society and St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Women.

Location. 38° 14.07′ N, 94° 56.622′ W. Marker is near Centerville, Kansas, in Linn County. It can be reached from West 1525th Road. Marker is on the grounds of St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park, off 1525th Road, about four miles ENE of Centerville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centerville KS 66014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Log Convent (a few steps from this marker); Priests House (within shouting distance of this marker); Father Petit and the Trail of Death

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(within shouting distance of this marker); "Quah-Kah-Ka-Num-Ad" (within shouting distance of this marker); Daily Offering (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Onkweonweke Katsitsiio Teotsitsianekaron (within shouting distance of this marker); Ft. Scott and California Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Father Petit and the Potawatomi 'Trail of Death' (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerville.

Also see . . . St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park. (Submitted on December 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

2. Log Cabin School Marker

Remains of Log Cabin School Foundation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013

3. Remains of Log Cabin School Foundation

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.