Union Mission (I. T. )

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Biography

Union Mission Site is a historic site of a church mission and school about 5 miles northeast of Mazie, Oklahoma. Started in 1820, and its school operated from 1821 to 1825. Union Mission was the first Protestant mission established in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). 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.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Union Mission Marker, Undated

Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 6

Identifier: 1975.006.3.Osage.002

Scope and Contents

Picture of a stone marker that reads "On these premises... Union Mission the first mission in Oklahoma was founded in 1820 by Rev. Epaphras Chapman. The First Press was established and the first book printed in 1835 by Rev. Smauel Austin Worcester. Erected by Oklahoma Library Associates, 1935."

Dates: Undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Indians of North America historical manuscripts and documents, 1724-1981 / Series 3. Photographs. / Osage

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Subject: Mazie (Okla.). X