Mission Neosho

Mission Neosho (HMV34)

Location: Erie, KS 66733 Neosho County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 36.073', W 95° 15.091'

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The first Indian mission and school in present Kansas was established in September, 1824, about five miles west of this marker. Benton Pixley, the missionary, followed Chief White Hair and his band of Great Osages who had migrated from Missouri about 1815. The new "Mission on the Neosho" was a branch of Harmony mission, operated in Missouri by Presbyterian and associated denominations. Several Osage tribes located near by, and some of the chiefs and the Indian agent were antagonistic to Pixley. Indian rowdies often disturbed religious meetings and the school failed to attract pupils. In 1829 the field was abandoned.

In 1844 A. B. Canville established a trading post among the Osages three miles west of this marker. There on September 29, 1865, the Osages signed a treaty with the Federal government agreeing to a reduction of their reserve in Kansas. A few years later they were removed to Oklahoma.
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HM NumberHMV34
Series This marker is part of the Kansas: Kansas Historical Society series
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Marker Number52
Placed ByKansas Historical Society and State Highway Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 12:08pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 301244 N 4163954
Decimal Degrees37.60121667, -95.25151667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 36.073', W 95° 15.091'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 36' 4.38" N, 95° 15' 5.46" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200 E KS-146, Erie KS 66733, US
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