Union Mission Site

Union Mission Site is a historic site of a church mission and school about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Mazie, Oklahoma.

Union Mission Site
Union Mission Monument
Union Mission Site is located in Oklahoma
Union Mission Site
Union Mission Site is located in the United States
Union Mission Site
Nearest cityMazie, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°7′34″N 95°17′9″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
NRHP reference No.71000668[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1971
Union Mission Cemetery

The Union mission was started in 1820, and its school operated from 1821 to 1825. The school instructed 144 Indian children: 71 Osages, 54 Creeks, and 29 Cherokees; a total of 91 boys and 63 girls.[2]

Union Mission was the first Protestant mission established in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).[3] It was also the site of the first school in Indian Territory and the first printing press in Indian Territory, and the first book printed in future Oklahoma.[4]

There are a few graves at the site, including the 1825 monument for Rev. Epaphras Chapman, which, per the NRHP nomination, is the oldest known monument in Oklahoma.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kent Ruth (February 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Union Mission Site". National Park Service. Retrieved June 5, 2018. With accompanying two photos
  3. "Union Mission | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". www.okhistory.org. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. "Union Mission Cemetery". Daughters of the American Revolution. March 24, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2019.


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