Near New Houlka in Pontotoc County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Monroe Mission Station

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

1. Monroe Mission Station Marker

Inscription. At Monroe Mission Station northwest of here, the Chickasaws first received Christianity and education in 1822. Five years later, 100 acres were under cultivation and 81 pupils were attending the school. Boys learned farming and carpentry, and girls learned spinning and weaving, in addition to classroom work.
More than 150 persons were baptized in the church, “a diminutive room, not over 16 x 16." In front was “a large arbor covered with brush and seated with puncheons” for summer meetings.
Monroe and three other stations were the training centers for many who became leaders of the Chickasaw in Oklahoma.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 34° 4.268′ N, 88° 52.225′ W. Marker is near New Houlka, Mississippi, in Pontotoc County. It is on Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 245.6), 1.4 miles south of Mississippi Highway 41, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Houlka MS 38850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hernando de Soto (approx. 2.3 miles away); Battle of Okolona (approx. 2.6 miles away); William Colbert's Last Homesite (approx. 3.2 miles away); Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.2 miles away); Archaeology at Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.2 miles away); Archaeology Determines the Age of Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Archaeology at Owl Creek Mounds (approx. 3.3 miles away); De Soto's Expedition (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Houlka.

Also see . . . Natchez Trace. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on June 29, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

2. Monroe Mission Station Marker

Monroe Mission Turnout on the Natchez Trace Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

3. Monroe Mission Turnout on the Natchez Trace Parkway

View to the north

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,166 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.