Near Porter in Wagoner County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Tullahassee Mission

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014

1. Tullahassee Mission Marker

Inscription.

This Creek Indian school was founded by Rev. R.M. Loughridge, Presbyterian Bd. [Board] Foreign Miss. [Missions], 1848. Rev. W.S. Robertson was employed as the supt. Rebuilt by Creeks when destroyed by fire in 1880. Operated until 1907 for Freedmen.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Daughters of American Colonists and Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 85.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists, and the Oklahoma Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 35° 49.941′ N, 95° 24.153′ W. Marker is near Porter, Oklahoma, in Wagoner County. It is on U.S. 69 0.4 miles north of 820th Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at a roadside pullout. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6290 U.S Highway 69, Porter OK 74454, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chief Pushmataha (here, next to this marker); Wigwam Neosho (a few steps from this marker); Oklahoma's First Baptist Church

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(a few steps from this marker); Carter G. Woodson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Tullahassee (approx. 2 miles away); A.J. Mason & Bro (approx. 2.1 miles away); 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division National Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); "The Sentry" (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Porter.

Markers Along U.S. Hwy 69 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Markers Along U.S. Hwy 69

Looking north

Tullahassee Mission Marker on far right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 2024

3. Tullahassee Mission Marker on far right.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 2, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.