http://www.asylumprojects.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Jessogrady&feedformat=atomAsylum Projects - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T00:15:18ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Sacred_Heart_Mission_School&diff=42991Sacred Heart Mission School2022-09-09T20:32:12Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Sacred Heart Mission School<br />
| image = sacredheart.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1880<br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1880<br />
| closed = 1901<br />
| demolished = n/a<br />
| current_status = In Disrepair/Abandoned<br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = 25 miles NW of Ada, Pottawatomie County, OK<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Sacred Heart Catholic Indian School<br />
*Sacred Heart Institute<br />
*Sacred Heart Boys School<br />
*Sacred Heart Abbey<br />
*St. Gregorys Abbey and University<br />
<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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In October 1876, Father Isidore Robot, a Benedictine monk from France, completed a deal with the Potawotami Indians for a tribal grant of land that included a landmark known as Bald Hill, and an olf military trail dating back to 1835. The Potawatomi Nation already had several Catholic Missions on their allotted land and were familiar with the religion. On Sunday, May 13, 1877, the first Mass at Sacred Heart was celebrated. Sacred Heart as a township was not permanently occupied until June 7, 1877, which is regarded as the true founding date of the parish.<br />
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The Saint Mary's Academy was established in 1880 for the education of girls, along with a boarding school for boys, the Sacred Heart Institute. By 1884, there was a convent ran by the Sisters of Chartity, a school for the girls, stables, employees' houses, blacksmith shop, tool house, carpenter shop, and a bakery-where the Sisters baked 500 French loaves each day. A model farm - with a great variety of orchards, gardens, vineyards, fields, herds of animals and every form of agriculture was developed. The farm had two main purposes: to supply food for the institution and to provide a model for the Indian boys to copy. The mission had its own publication, the Indian Advocate, which was published from 1888 to 1910 in the bakery building. In 1884 the Sacred Heart College was established, offering secondary and tertiary education for boys, followed by boys' elementary education in 1926.<br />
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On the night of January 15, 1901, a fire broke out in the dining room of the Indian Boys School and swept out of control. Before it was over the blaze had destroyed the monastery, boys' school, college, girls' school, convent, and the church. Historical news accounts report that no one was killed, but the entire mission was destroyed with the exception of a few small buildings. The bakery and the two-story log cabin are the only buildings that remain today. Temporary wooden buildings were set up to carry on the boys' school, while the Sisters of Mercy moved one-quarter of a mile southeast to create a new St. Mary's Academy. Mass was celebrated in a converted granary. The present church was begun in 1905, but was not completed until 1914.<br />
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Upon Rev. Robots death in 1937, Rev. Ignatius Jean who had established other Catholic missions across Indian Territory became head of Sacred Heart Mission School. Rev. Jean rennovated and supplied a teacher for the Chickasaw and Choctaw Freedman on the south side of the Candian River, making a deal with them that they would construct the buildings walls out of local timber themselves.<br />
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Sacred Heart reverted to use as a priory after all other functions had moved to St. Gregory's College in Shawnee. The priory closed permanently in 1965. The church remains, but most other buildings have been demolished. The site of the sacred Heart Church remains on the US Register of Historic Places. <br />
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There are many urban legends surrounding this abandoned site as it is now. Many locals believe that despite to the official history, many children died in the 1901 fire and haunt the grounds to this day.</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:sacredheart.jpg&diff=42990File:sacredheart.jpg2022-09-09T20:31:49Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Sacred_Heart_Mission_School&diff=42989Sacred Heart Mission School2022-09-09T20:31:33Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Sacred Heart Mission School<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1880<br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1880<br />
| closed = 1901<br />
| demolished = n/a<br />
| current_status = In Disrepair/Abandoned<br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = 25 miles NW of Ada, Pottawatomie County, OK<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Sacred Heart Catholic Indian School<br />
*Sacred Heart Institute<br />
*Sacred Heart Boys School<br />
*Sacred Heart Abbey<br />
*St. Gregorys Abbey and University<br />
<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
In October 1876, Father Isidore Robot, a Benedictine monk from France, completed a deal with the Potawotami Indians for a tribal grant of land that included a landmark known as Bald Hill, and an olf military trail dating back to 1835. The Potawatomi Nation already had several Catholic Missions on their allotted land and were familiar with the religion. On Sunday, May 13, 1877, the first Mass at Sacred Heart was celebrated. Sacred Heart as a township was not permanently occupied until June 7, 1877, which is regarded as the true founding date of the parish.<br />
<br />
The Saint Mary's Academy was established in 1880 for the education of girls, along with a boarding school for boys, the Sacred Heart Institute. By 1884, there was a convent ran by the Sisters of Chartity, a school for the girls, stables, employees' houses, blacksmith shop, tool house, carpenter shop, and a bakery-where the Sisters baked 500 French loaves each day. A model farm - with a great variety of orchards, gardens, vineyards, fields, herds of animals and every form of agriculture was developed. The farm had two main purposes: to supply food for the institution and to provide a model for the Indian boys to copy. The mission had its own publication, the Indian Advocate, which was published from 1888 to 1910 in the bakery building. In 1884 the Sacred Heart College was established, offering secondary and tertiary education for boys, followed by boys' elementary education in 1926.<br />
<br />
On the night of January 15, 1901, a fire broke out in the dining room of the Indian Boys School and swept out of control. Before it was over the blaze had destroyed the monastery, boys' school, college, girls' school, convent, and the church. Historical news accounts report that no one was killed, but the entire mission was destroyed with the exception of a few small buildings. The bakery and the two-story log cabin are the only buildings that remain today. Temporary wooden buildings were set up to carry on the boys' school, while the Sisters of Mercy moved one-quarter of a mile southeast to create a new St. Mary's Academy. Mass was celebrated in a converted granary. The present church was begun in 1905, but was not completed until 1914.<br />
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Upon Rev. Robots death in 1937, Rev. Ignatius Jean who had established other Catholic missions across Indian Territory became head of Sacred Heart Mission School. Rev. Jean rennovated and supplied a teacher for the Chickasaw and Choctaw Freedman on the south side of the Candian River, making a deal with them that they would construct the buildings walls out of local timber themselves.<br />
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Sacred Heart reverted to use as a priory after all other functions had moved to St. Gregory's College in Shawnee. The priory closed permanently in 1965. The church remains, but most other buildings have been demolished. The site of the sacred Heart Church remains on the US Register of Historic Places. <br />
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There are many urban legends surrounding this abandoned site as it is now. Many locals believe that despite to the official history, many children died in the 1901 fire and haunt the grounds to this day.</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Euchee_Boarding_School&diff=42988Euchee Boarding School2022-09-09T20:10:08Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Euchee Mission Boarding School<br />
| image = 239aa951811c8337c0627b1375d3a010.png<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1891<br />
| construction_began = 1892<br />
| construction_ended = 1894<br />
| opened = 1894<br />
| closed = 1947<br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = <br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = 1M East of Sapulpa, OK (7 S Mission St. Sapulpa, OK)<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Yuchi Indian Boarding School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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In 1891, the Presbyterian Mission Board began plans to established a school among the Euchee Indians in this area. Much credit for founding the school is due to Samuel Brown, Noah Gregory, Henry Land, and William Sapulpa. Their work influenced the Creek council to appropriate money for the school from tribal funds. The school was to serve both Euchee and Creek children.<br />
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At first the school was in the charge of the Park Hill Prebyterian Mission School, but in 1897 the Creek Nation took over maintaining the school.<br />
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Buildings were constructed and the school opened in the fall of 1894 with the capacity for about 80 students. At first the school was coeducational and had only two dormitories and a three-room schoolhouse all located on 40 acres of tribal property about a mile east of Sapulpa. The council appointed a Euchee and Methodist minister, Noah Gregory, as the first superintendent, Henry Land and William Sapulpa served as second and third superintendents respectively. <br />
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Agriculture was a part of the curriculum at Euchee, with a huge vegetable garden where the Sapulpa HS football field is now. In later years the boys also took care of rabbits, playing with them on the front lawn until reportedly dogs killed the rabbits over the Christmas holiday.<br />
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In 1925 it became a school for boys - 110 Euchees and Creeks and more buildings were added. The girls were sent to Eufaula. The school was improved, enlarged and maintained by appropriations from the Creek council until 1928, when it was taken over and supported entirely by federal appropriations under supervision of the United States Indian Office. In 1929, boys above the 4th grade were transferred to Supulpa City public schools. <br />
Under federal guidance the school received Creek, Euchee, Cherokee and Seminole boys until 1947. In 1947 the school closed. The land and buildings where sold to school district No. 33 for use by the public schools.<br />
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In October 1998, Euchee graduates returned to their old stomping grounds for a reunion and to witness the erection of a new stone marker.<br />
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Oklahoma Historical Society #233-1998<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:239aa951811c8337c0627b1375d3a010.png&diff=42987File:239aa951811c8337c0627b1375d3a010.png2022-09-09T20:09:48Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Euchee_Boarding_School&diff=42986Euchee Boarding School2022-09-09T20:08:30Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Euchee Mission Boarding School<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1891<br />
| construction_began = 1892<br />
| construction_ended = 1894<br />
| opened = 1894<br />
| closed = 1947<br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = <br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = 1M East of Sapulpa, OK (7 S Mission St. Sapulpa, OK)<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Yuchi Indian Boarding School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
In 1891, the Presbyterian Mission Board began plans to established a school among the Euchee Indians in this area. Much credit for founding the school is due to Samuel Brown, Noah Gregory, Henry Land, and William Sapulpa. Their work influenced the Creek council to appropriate money for the school from tribal funds. The school was to serve both Euchee and Creek children.<br />
<br />
At first the school was in the charge of the Park Hill Prebyterian Mission School, but in 1897 the Creek Nation took over maintaining the school.<br />
<br />
Buildings were constructed and the school opened in the fall of 1894 with the capacity for about 80 students. At first the school was coeducational and had only two dormitories and a three-room schoolhouse all located on 40 acres of tribal property about a mile east of Sapulpa. The council appointed a Euchee and Methodist minister, Noah Gregory, as the first superintendent, Henry Land and William Sapulpa served as second and third superintendents respectively. <br />
<br />
Agriculture was a part of the curriculum at Euchee, with a huge vegetable garden where the Sapulpa HS football field is now. In later years the boys also took care of rabbits, playing with them on the front lawn until reportedly dogs killed the rabbits over the Christmas holiday.<br />
<br />
In 1925 it became a school for boys - 110 Euchees and Creeks and more buildings were added. The girls were sent to Eufaula. The school was improved, enlarged and maintained by appropriations from the Creek council until 1928, when it was taken over and supported entirely by federal appropriations under supervision of the United States Indian Office. In 1929, boys above the 4th grade were transferred to Supulpa City public schools. <br />
Under federal guidance the school received Creek, Euchee, Cherokee and Seminole boys until 1947. In 1947 the school closed. The land and buildings where sold to school district No. 33 for use by the public schools.<br />
<br />
In October 1998, Euchee graduates returned to their old stomping grounds for a reunion and to witness the erection of a new stone marker.<br />
<br />
Oklahoma Historical Society #233-1998<br />
<br />
[[Category:Oklahoma]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Fort_Sill_Indian_School&diff=42985Fort Sill Indian School2022-09-09T19:15:52Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Fort Sill Indian School<br />
| image = FO039.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1871<br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1871<br />
| closed = 1980<br />
| demolished =<br />
| current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]]<br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = Lawton, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Josiah Missionary School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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First established as a Quaker boarding school in 1871, the Fort Sill Indian School became a nonsectarian institution in 1891 and remained so until closing in 1980. During its long history the school expanded from one building to thirty. Its enrollment increased from twenty-four in its first year to more than three hundred in the 1970s, and the number of employees on its payroll went from two in 1871 to more than seventy-five a decade later. Because the school was located near Lawton, before World War II Fort Sill's student body was made up largely of Indians from western Oklahoma—Comanche, Apache, Caddo, Kiowa, Delaware, and Wichita. This changed dramatically in the postwar era, however, as Navajo from New Mexico and Arizona began to be admitted. Within a few years they comprised 80 percent of the student population. The influx of out-of-state Native students gradually declined, and by 1970 more than two hundred of the school's three hundred pupils hailed from Oklahoma. Until the 1950s the curriculum for males consisted of vocational and agricultural training, and females received instruction in homemaking. Thereafter, Fort Sill emphasized more of an academic curriculum, although vocational trades remained important.<br />
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The original stone school building was located about 1 mile north of the current location, and was 1.5 stories and contained 2 classrooms, a kitchen, dining room, and dormitories. In 1899-1900 the school was moved to it's current location. Rev. Josiah Butler and his wife were relieved of their duties and Julian W Haddon was hired as the new Superintendent. At that time Super. Haddon reported the existance of 12 buildings in "fair" repair on the grounds, as well as 160 acres of fertile bottom land and 2,000 acres of grazing pasture under fence. Haddon expressed a determination to focus the school more on agriculture and livestock-raising.<br />
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In 1908, the position of Superintendent was abolished in favor of the title "Principle" and J.A. Buntin was hired to fill the role.<br />
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In 1933 a shop building for vocational classes was constructed as well as a new schoolhouse containing classrooms, followed by a gymnasium in 1935.<br />
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In 1955, the position of Superintendent was re-established with James Wallace being promoted to the position. <br />
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Students who attended Fort Sill came away from the boarding school with impressions that ranged from downright hatred of the school to enduring fondness for it. For some, the strict discipline and harsh punishment meted out at the institution made it feel more like a prison than a place of learning. Being away from family and tribal communities made the experience even more alienating. Others, however, enjoyed their time there, making lifelong friends, participating in extracurricular activities, and remaining Indian despite attempts by the government's educational machinery to grind it out of them.<br />
<br />
Gina Quoetone Pauahty, an alumnus, recalled that the students were punished for speaking their Native languages but often found creative ways to get around this restriction, with varying degrees of success: "I'm Kiowa, and so to keep from getting into trouble I talk[ed] Comanche. Then I got punished anyway, but I didn't know the difference of why I got punished. I got punished for talking Indian, and I'd talk Comanche before I'd talk Kiowa. All the time I thought if I talk Comanche I'd stay out of trouble." Hume Fuller, who attended Fort Sill before World War I, found enjoyment on the gridiron despite the brutality of the sport of football: "Your helmet was . . . thin," he explained, "[j]ust a little old leather deal over our ears so they wouldn't peel your ears off, was all it was." With determination, strength of character, and often with humor, students made Fort Sill an indigenous institution all their own. This was made clear in the late 1970s when Native students and administrators, alumni, and Indian leaders fought tenaciously to keep the school alive when the BIA announced its imminent closure. Although the coalition kept the school open for several years beyond its originally planned closing date, it could not save it from shutting down permanently in 1980.<br />
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Building 309 of the school is recorded on the National Register of Historic Places, #73001559.<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Fort_Sill_Indian_School&diff=42984Fort Sill Indian School2022-09-09T18:58:52Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Fort Sill Indian School<br />
| image = FO039.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1871<br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = 1980<br />
| demolished =<br />
| current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]]<br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = <br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Josiah Missionary School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
First established as a Quaker boarding school in 1871, the Fort Sill Indian School became a nonsectarian institution in 1891 and remained so until closing in 1980. During its long history the school expanded from one building to thirty. Its enrollment increased from twenty-four in its first year to more than three hundred in the 1970s, and the number of employees on its payroll went from two in 1871 to more than seventy-five a decade later. Because the school was located near Lawton, before World War II Fort Sill's student body was made up largely of Indians from western Oklahoma—Comanche, Apache, Caddo, Kiowa, Delaware, and Wichita. This changed dramatically in the postwar era, however, as Navajo from New Mexico and Arizona began to be admitted. Within a few years they comprised 80 percent of the student population. The influx of out-of-state Native students gradually declined, and by 1970 more than two hundred of the school's three hundred pupils hailed from Oklahoma. Until the 1950s the curriculum for males consisted of vocational and agricultural training, and females received instruction in homemaking. Thereafter, Fort Sill emphasized more of an academic curriculum, although vocational trades remained important.<br />
<br />
Students who attended Fort Sill came away from the boarding school with impressions that ranged from downright hatred of the school to enduring fondness for it. For some, the strict discipline and harsh punishment meted out at the institution made it feel more like a prison than a place of learning. Being away from family and tribal communities made the experience even more alienating. Others, however, enjoyed their time there, making lifelong friends, participating in extracurricular activities, and remaining Indian despite attempts by the government's educational machinery to grind it out of them.<br />
<br />
Gina Quoetone Pauahty, an alumnus, recalled that the students were punished for speaking their Native languages but often found creative ways to get around this restriction, with varying degrees of success: "I'm Kiowa, and so to keep from getting into trouble I talk[ed] Comanche. Then I got punished anyway, but I didn't know the difference of why I got punished. I got punished for talking Indian, and I'd talk Comanche before I'd talk Kiowa. All the time I thought if I talk Comanche I'd stay out of trouble." Hume Fuller, who attended Fort Sill before World War I, found enjoyment on the gridiron despite the brutality of the sport of football: "Your helmet was . . . thin," he explained, "[j]ust a little old leather deal over our ears so they wouldn't peel your ears off, was all it was." With determination, strength of character, and often with humor, students made Fort Sill an indigenous institution all their own. This was made clear in the late 1970s when Native students and administrators, alumni, and Indian leaders fought tenaciously to keep the school alive when the BIA announced its imminent closure. Although the coalition kept the school open for several years beyond its originally planned closing date, it could not save it from shutting down permanently in 1980.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:FO039.jpg&diff=42983File:FO039.jpg2022-09-09T18:58:14Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Seneca_Boarding_School&diff=42982Seneca Boarding School2022-09-09T16:31:44Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Seneca Indian Boarding School<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1871<br />
| construction_began = 1872<br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1880<br />
| closed = 1980<br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]<br />
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]]<br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = Wyandotte, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Seneca Indian School<br />
*Seneca Industrial Boarding School<br />
*Wyandotte Mission School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
The Wyandotte tribe was removed to this area of Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1867. The Society of Friends (Quakers) established a mission in Wyandotte in 1869. The Wyandotte Tribal Council donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Eastern Shawnee and Wyandot, Ottawa, Modoc, Eastern Quapaw, United Peoria, and Western Miami children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872 with fewer than 50 students. Due to increased pressure after the Federal government took over in 1880, the enrollment increased to more than 135 by 1885.<br />
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Other names for the school were Wyandotte Mission, Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte Industrial Boarding School, and Seneca Boarding School. It was supported bu the Quaker Friends' Church until 1880 when it became fully supported by the Federal Government. By the 1920s, the composition of the student body had changed, and was largely Cherokee students. The school had a capacity of 130 students. <br />
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The school offered education to children ages 4 - 18, initially offering curriculum through the fourth grade, later expanding to the ninth grade in the 1920's. Unlike the church-sponsored school that failed, the Seneca Indian School "thrived" in turning so-called "savages" into students; earning it the nickname "Marvel of the Wilderness." The boys worked in carpentry, and farm management and maintenance. The girls were taught English cooking, sewing, home management, and grooming.<br />
After the 1880 government take-over, the school is reported to have had strict military discipline and dress reviews, and forbade the speaking of Native languages. The schools superintendent often reported students not returning after Christmas breaks (the only break of the year, a Christian holiday.)<br />
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The school had an outbreak of measles and typhoid in 1927, and "dozens of children" died.<br />
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In 1928, a new principal was appointed, Joe Kagey. The school changed its admittance policy, and was opened to children of all tribes. It became an "institutional" school for children coming from situations of hardship. During this period, the school was known for having a successful athletic program in which their teams ranked among the best in the state in football, basketball, baseball, tennis and track. They held an "Athletic Field Meet" which included compitition in all sports. In 1952, there were 173 Cherokee students, and a 100 students from other tibes. Kagey retired in 1956. <br />
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The school closed on June 15, 1980. The school's 189 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Tribe.<br />
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Current location of the property is 1 mile south of St Hwy 60 and 12 miles southest of Miami, OK.<br />
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[[Category:Demolished Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:senecaclass.webp&diff=42981File:senecaclass.webp2022-09-09T16:28:00Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Seneca_Indian_Boarding_School&diff=42980Seneca Indian Boarding School2022-09-09T16:27:43Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| name = Seneca Indian Boarding School<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = <br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1872<br />
| closed = 1980<br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]]<br />
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]]<br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = Wyandotte, OK<br />
| peak_student_population = 145 in 1899<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
The Wyandotte tribe was removed to this area of Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1867. The Society of Friends (Quakers) established a mission in Wyandotte in 1869. The Wyandotte Tribal Council donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Eastern Shawnee and Wyandot, Ottawa, Modoc, Eastern Quapaw, United Peoria, and Western Miami children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872 with fewer than 50 students. Due to increased pressure after the Federal government took over in 1880, the enrollment increased to more than 135 by 1885.<br />
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Other names for the school were Wyandotte Mission, Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte Industrial Boarding School, and Seneca Boarding School. It was supported bu the Quaker Friends' Church until 1880 when it became fully supported by the Federal Government. By the 1920s, the composition of the student body had changed, and was largely Cherokee students. The school had a capacity of 130 students. <br />
<br />
The school offered education to children ages 4 - 18, initially offering curriculum through the fourth grade, later expanding to the ninth grade in the 1920's. Unlike the church-sponsored school that failed, the Seneca Indian School "thrived" in turning so-called "savages" into students; earning it the nickname "Marvel of the Wilderness." The boys worked in carpentry, and farm management and maintenance. The girls were taught English cooking, sewing, home management, and grooming.<br />
After the 1880 government take-over, the school is reported to have had strict military discipline and dress reviews, and forbade the speaking of Native languages. The schools superintendent often reported students not returning after Christmas breaks (the only break of the year, a Christian holiday.)<br />
<br />
The school had an outbreak of measles and typhoid in 1927, and "dozens of children" died.<br />
<br />
In 1928, a new principal was appointed, Joe Kagey. The school changed its admittance policy, and was opened to children of all tribes. It became an "institutional" school for children coming from situations of hardship. During this period, the school was known for having a successful athletic program in which their teams ranked among the best in the state in football, basketball, baseball, tennis and track. They held an "Athletic Field Meet" which included compitition in all sports. In 1952, there were 173 Cherokee students, and a 100 students from other tibes. Kagey retired in 1956. <br />
<br />
The school closed on June 15, 1980. The school's 189 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Tribe.<br />
<br />
Current location of the property is 1 mile south of St Hwy 60 and 12 miles southest of Miami, OK.<br />
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| construction_began = 1872<br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1880<br />
| closed = 1980<br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]<br />
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]]<br />
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| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
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*Seneca Industrial Boarding School<br />
*Wyandotte Mission School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
The Seneca Indian School was a Native American boarding school located in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Initially founded for Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte children, in later years it had many Cherokee students. <br />
<br />
The Society of Friends (Quakers) had established a mission in Wyandotte in 1869, and in 1870 The Wyandotte Tribal Council with permission from the Indian Affairs, donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Shawnee and Wyandotte children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872 with fewer than 50 students. <br />
<br />
The federal government began to assume a more active role in Indian education starting in 1876. The federal government continued to assert increasing control over the school, completely managing it by 1880, although the Friends continued to support it with gifts. Due to recruitment efforts and increased pressure by the fed gov, the enrollment increased to more than 135 pupils by 1885. (Some accounts hold that the fed gov used the BIA agents to threaten to take away valued food rations if children were not sent to the boarding school.)<br />
<br />
Children aging 4-18yrs old attended the school, which initially offered curriculum through the 4th grade, later expanding to the 9th grade in the 1920's. <br />
<br />
By the 1920s, the composition of the student body had changed, and was largely Cherokee students. The school had an outbreak of measles and typhoid in 1927, and dozens of Native children died.<br />
Students were not forced to speak English, but students do remember working all the time. Previous students recall waking up at 4am to start the various tasks they were set to; including taking care of hogs, farming, baking, and cleaning.<br />
<br />
In 1928 a new principal was appointed, Joe Kagey. The school changed its admittance policy, and was opened to children of all tribes. It became an "institutional" school for children coming from situations of hardship. In 1952, there were 173 Cherokee students, and a number of students from other tribes. Kagey retired in 1956.<br />
<br />
The school closed on June 15, 1980. The school's 189 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Tribe. A selection of school records created between 1916-1970 are held by the National Archives. All the buildings have been demolished, replaced by a beautiful new fitness center managed by the Wyandotte tribal government. A large mural inside portrays the history of the school.<br />
<br />
==Images==<br />
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File:1280px.senecaindianschool..jpg<br />
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| alt = <br />
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| construction_began = 1872<br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1880<br />
| closed = 1980<br />
| demolished = <br />
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| architect(s) =<br />
| location = Wyandotte, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
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*Seneca Indian School<br />
*Seneca Industrial Boarding School<br />
*Wyandotte Mission School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
The Seneca Indian School was a Native American boarding school located in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Initially founded for Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte children, in later years it had many Cherokee students. <br />
<br />
The Society of Friends (Quakers) had established a mission in Wyandotte in 1869, and in 1870 The Wyandotte Tribal Council with permission from the Indian Affairs, donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Shawnee and Wyandotte children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872 with fewer than 50 students. <br />
<br />
The federal government began to assume a more active role in Indian education starting in 1876. The federal government continued to assert increasing control over the school, completely managing it by 1880, although the Friends continued to support it with gifts. Due to recruitment efforts and increased pressure by the fed gov, the enrollment increased to more than 135 pupils by 1885. (Some accounts hold that the fed gov used the BIA agents to threaten to take away valued food rations if children were not sent to the boarding school.)<br />
<br />
Children aging 4-18yrs old attended the school, which initially offered curriculum through the 4th grade, later expanding to the 9th grade in the 1920's. <br />
<br />
By the 1920s, the composition of the student body had changed, and was largely Cherokee students. The school had an outbreak of measles and typhoid in 1927, and dozens of Native children died.<br />
Students were not forced to speak English, but students do remember working all the time. Previous students recall waking up at 4am to start the various tasks they were set to; including taking care of hogs, farming, baking, and cleaning.<br />
<br />
In 1928 a new principal was appointed, Joe Kagey. The school changed its admittance policy, and was opened to children of all tribes. It became an "institutional" school for children coming from situations of hardship. In 1952, there were 173 Cherokee students, and a number of students from other tribes. Kagey retired in 1956.<br />
<br />
The school closed on June 15, 1980. The school's 189 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Tribe. A selection of school records created between 1916-1970 are held by the National Archives. All the buildings have been demolished, replaced by a beautiful new fitness center managed by the Wyandotte tribal government. A large mural inside portrays the history of the school.<br />
<br />
==Images==<br />
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File:1280px.senecaindianschool..jpg<br />
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[[Category:Cottage Plan]]<br />
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| construction_began = 1872<br />
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| demolished = <br />
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| location = Wyandotte, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Seneca Indian School<br />
*Seneca Industrial Boarding School<br />
*Wyandotte Mission School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
The Seneca Indian School was a Native American boarding school located in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Initially founded for Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte children, in later years it had many Cherokee students. <br />
<br />
The Society of Friends (Quakers) had established a mission in Wyandotte in 1869, and in 1870 The Wyandotte Tribal Council with permission from the Indian Affairs, donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Shawnee and Wyandotte children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872 with fewer than 50 students. <br />
<br />
The federal government began to assume a more active role in Indian education starting in 1876. The federal government continued to assert increasing control over the school, completely managing it by 1880, although the Friends continued to support it with gifts. Due to recruitment efforts and increased pressure by the fed gov, the enrollment increased to more than 135 pupils by 1885. (Some accounts hold that the fed gov used the BIA agents to threaten to take away valued food rations if children were not sent to the boarding school.)<br />
<br />
Children aging 4-18yrs old attended the school, which initially offered curriculum through the 4th grade, later expanding to the 9th grade in the 1920's. <br />
<br />
By the 1920s, the composition of the student body had changed, and was largely Cherokee students. The school had an outbreak of measles and typhoid in 1927, and dozens of Native children died.<br />
Students were not forced to speak English, but students do remember working all the time. Previous students recall waking up at 4am to start the various tasks they were set to; including taking care of hogs, farming, baking, and cleaning.<br />
<br />
In 1928 a new principal was appointed, Joe Kagey. The school changed its admittance policy, and was opened to children of all tribes. It became an "institutional" school for children coming from situations of hardship. In 1952, there were 173 Cherokee students, and a number of students from other tribes. Kagey retired in 1956.<br />
<br />
The school closed on June 15, 1980. The school's 189 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Tribe. A selection of school records created between 1916-1970 are held by the National Archives. All the buildings have been demolished, replaced by a beautiful new fitness center managed by the Wyandotte tribal government. A large mural inside portrays the history of the school.<br />
<br />
==Images==<br />
<gallery><br />
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File:1280px.senecaindianschool..jpg<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Cottage Plan]]<br />
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| construction_began = 1872<br />
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| demolished = <br />
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| location = Wyandotte, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Seneca Indian School<br />
*Seneca Industrial Boarding School<br />
*Wyandotte Mission School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
The Seneca Indian School was a Native American boarding school located in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Initially founded for Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte children, in later years it had many Cherokee students. <br />
<br />
The Society of Friends (Quakers) had established a mission in Wyandotte in 1869, and in 1870 The Wyandotte Tribal Council with permission from the Indian Affairs, donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Shawnee and Wyandotte children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872 with fewer than 50 students. <br />
<br />
The federal government began to assume a more active role in Indian education starting in 1876. The federal government continued to assert increasing control over the school, completely managing it by 1880, although the Friends continued to support it with gifts. Due to recruitment efforts and increased pressure by the fed gov, the enrollment increased to more than 135 pupils by 1885. (Some accounts hold that the fed gov used the BIA agents to threaten to take away valued food rations if children were not sent to the boarding school.)<br />
<br />
Children aging 4-18yrs old attended the school, which initially offered curriculum through the 4th grade, later expanding to the 9th grade in the 1920's. <br />
<br />
By the 1920s, the composition of the student body had changed, and was largely Cherokee students. The school had an outbreak of measles and typhoid in 1927, and dozens of Native children died.<br />
Students were not forced to speak English, but students do remember working all the time. Previous students recall waking up at 4am to start the various tasks they were set to; including taking care of hogs, farming, baking, and cleaning.<br />
<br />
In 1928 a new principal was appointed, Joe Kagey. The school changed its admittance policy, and was opened to children of all tribes. It became an "institutional" school for children coming from situations of hardship. In 1952, there were 173 Cherokee students, and a number of students from other tribes. Kagey retired in 1956.<br />
<br />
The school closed on June 15, 1980. The school's 189 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Tribe. A selection of school records created between 1916-1970 are held by the National Archives. All the buildings have been demolished, replaced by a beautiful new fitness center managed by the Wyandotte tribal government. A large mural inside portrays the history of the school.<br />
<br />
==Images==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:1280px.senecaindianschool..jpg<br />
<br />
[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Cottage Plan]]<br />
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| construction_began = 1872<br />
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| location = Wyandotte, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Seneca Indian School<br />
*Seneca Industrial Boarding School<br />
*Wyandotte Mission School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
The Seneca Indian School was a Native American boarding school located in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Initially founded for Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte children, in later years it had many Cherokee students. <br />
<br />
The Society of Friends (Quakers) had established a mission in Wyandotte in 1869, and in 1870 The Wyandotte Tribal Council with permission from the Indian Affairs, donated land for the Quakers to establish a boarding school for Seneca, Shawnee and Wyandotte children. Construction of the school began in 1871 and classes began in 1872 with fewer than 50 students. <br />
<br />
The federal government began to assume a more active role in Indian education starting in 1876. The federal government continued to assert increasing control over the school, completely managing it by 1880, although the Friends continued to support it with gifts. Due to recruitment efforts and increased pressure by the fed gov, the enrollment increased to more than 135 pupils by 1885. (Some accounts hold that the fed gov used the BIA agents to threaten to take away valued food rations if children were not sent to the boarding school.)<br />
<br />
Children aging 4-18yrs old attended the school, which initially offered curriculum through the 4th grade, later expanding to the 9th grade in the 1920's. <br />
<br />
By the 1920s, the composition of the student body had changed, and was largely Cherokee students. The school had an outbreak of measles and typhoid in 1927, and dozens of Native children died.<br />
Students were not forced to speak English, but students do remember working all the time. Previous students recall waking up at 4am to start the various tasks they were set to; including taking care of hogs, farming, baking, and cleaning.<br />
<br />
In 1928 a new principal was appointed, Joe Kagey. The school changed its admittance policy, and was opened to children of all tribes. It became an "institutional" school for children coming from situations of hardship. In 1952, there were 173 Cherokee students, and a number of students from other tribes. Kagey retired in 1956.<br />
<br />
The school closed on June 15, 1980. The school's 189 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Tribe. A selection of school records created between 1916-1970 are held by the National Archives. All the buildings have been demolished, replaced by a beautiful new fitness center managed by the Wyandotte tribal government. A large mural inside portrays the history of the school.<br />
<br />
==Images==<br />
<br />
1280px.senecaindianschool..jpg<br />
<br />
[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Cottage Plan]]<br />
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| construction_began = <br />
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| location = Tidmore / 4 miles southwest of Seminole, Seminole Nation, OK<br />
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| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Mekusukey Indian School<br />
*Mikasuki Academy<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Mekasukey Academy was built in 1891 for the education of Creek and Seminole boys, by the Seminole Indians as part of their tribal school system. "Mikasuki" was the name of an ancient "war" town whose people were known for their courage.<br />
<br />
The Seminole Tribe spent $63,000 in the construction of the four-story, Victorian style building. The school was complete with wrap around porches, and was unlike most public buildings of the time. It had electricity, steam heat, and indoor plumbing, with water piped from a nearby spring. The red sandstone brick used in the construction of the buildings was hauled over 100 miles overland to the site by oxen from Atoka and Muskogee. Mr Jim Tidmore was the contractor hired for the project.<br />
<br />
In the basement level was located the kitchen and dining room including long wooden tables. The first level contained the Superintendents office and living quarters, and the second and third floors contain student living quarters. <br />
<br />
It was supervised by the Presbyterian Church until the Federal government took over all Indian schools in 1906.<br />
<br />
The villiage of Tidmore slowly moved eastward toward the Seminole train depot, only having it's own post office from 1902-1907.<br />
<br />
In 1911, Mekasukey Academy combined with the Emahaka Academy, (the girl's academy up until then), and the school become coeducational; enrolling boy Seminole and Creek boys and girls.<br />
<br />
The school had a staff of 20, and though it could accommodate up to 100 students, enrollment was usually kept between 80-90. The school was almost self-sufficient. Students raised livestock, vegetables, and dairy products. Since it was a boarding school, all the teachers and employees lived on campus. Teachers spoke only in English, and children were not allowed to speak Seminole during the nine month school term.<br />
<br />
Mrs. Ada Oliver Sullivan was a teacher at Mekasukey Academy from 1918 to 1927.<br />
<br />
Mekasukey Academy's role was brief, as it was forcibly closed in 1930 since the forced integration required students to attend newly established public schools, and it was destroyed by fire in 1935. Today the site is home to the Seminole Nation Business and Corporate Regulatory Commission uses the only remaining building of the original structure, which is the former steam room, as its office. There is an historical marker at the spot where the main school building stood. The villiage of Tidmore no longer exists and the original site is located in what is now Seminole, OK.<br />
<br />
National Register of Historic Places, NR 74001668<br />
<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty75mcHgdAg<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:Mekasukey_Academy.jpg&diff=42972File:Mekasukey Academy.jpg2022-09-09T16:07:53Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| construction_began = <br />
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| opened = 1891<br />
| closed = 1930<br />
| demolished = 1935<br />
| current_status = <br />
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| architect(s) =<br />
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| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Mekusukey Indian School<br />
*Mikasuki Academy<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Mekasukey Academy was built in 1891 for the education of Creek and Seminole boys, by the Seminole Indians as part of their tribal school system. "Mikasuki" was the name of an ancient "war" town whose people were known for their courage.<br />
<br />
The Seminole Tribe spent $63,000 in the construction of the four-story, Victorian style building. The school was complete with wrap around porches, and was unlike most public buildings of the time. It had electricity, steam heat, and indoor plumbing, with water piped from a nearby spring. The red sandstone brick used in the construction of the buildings was hauled over 100 miles overland to the site by oxen from Atoka and Muskogee. Mr Jim Tidmore was the contractor hired for the project.<br />
<br />
In the basement level was located the kitchen and dining room including long wooden tables. The first level contained the Superintendents office and living quarters, and the second and third floors contain student living quarters. <br />
<br />
It was supervised by the Presbyterian Church until the Federal government took over all Indian schools in 1906.<br />
<br />
The villiage of Tidmore slowly moved eastward toward the Seminole train depot, only having it's own post office from 1902-1907.<br />
<br />
In 1911, Mekasukey Academy combined with the Emahaka Academy, (the girl's academy up until then), and the school become coeducational; enrolling boy Seminole and Creek boys and girls.<br />
<br />
The school had a staff of 20, and though it could accommodate up to 100 students, enrollment was usually kept between 80-90. The school was almost self-sufficient. Students raised livestock, vegetables, and dairy products. Since it was a boarding school, all the teachers and employees lived on campus. Teachers spoke only in English, and children were not allowed to speak Seminole during the nine month school term.<br />
<br />
Mrs. Ada Oliver Sullivan was a teacher at Mekasukey Academy from 1918 to 1927.<br />
<br />
Mekasukey Academy's role was brief, as it was forcibly closed in 1930 since the forced integration required students to attend newly established public schools, and it was destroyed by fire in 1935. Today the site is home to the Seminole Nation Business and Corporate Regulatory Commission uses the only remaining building of the original structure, which is the former steam room, as its office. There is an historical marker at the spot where the main school building stood. The villiage of Tidmore no longer exists and the original site is located in what is now Seminole, OK.<br />
<br />
National Register of Historic Places, NR 74001668<br />
<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty75mcHgdAg<br />
<br />
[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Mekasukey_Academy&diff=42970Mekasukey Academy2022-09-09T15:48:49Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Mekusukey Indian School<br />
*Mikasuki Academy<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Mekasukey Academy was built in 1891 for the education of Creek and Seminole boys, by the Seminole Indians as part of their tribal school system. It was supervised by the Presbyterian Church until the Federal government took over all Indian schools in 1906.<br />
The school was four stories high and, unlike most public buildings of the time; had electricity, steam heat, and indoor plumbing, with water piped from a nearby spring. The red sandstone brick used in the construction of the buildings was first sent to a "Mr. Tidmore" (probabaly the contractor for the project), and then hauled overland by oxen from Muskogee.<br />
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The villiage of Tidmore slowly moved eastward toward the Seminole train depot, only having it's own post office from 1902-1907.<br />
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In 1911, Mekasukey Academy combined with the Emahaka Academy, (the girl's academy up until then), and the school become coeducational; enrolling boy Seminole and Creek boys and girls.<br />
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The school had a staff of 20, and though it could accommodate up to 100 students, enrollment was usually kept between 80-90. The school was almost self-sufficient. Students raised livestock, vegetables, and dairy products.<br />
Since it was a boarding school, all the teachers and employees lived on campus. Teachers spoke only in English, and children were not allowed to speak Seminole during the nine month school term.<br />
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Mrs. Ada Oliver Sullivan was a teacher at Mekasukey Academy from 1918 to 1927.<br />
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Mekasukey Academy's role was brief, as it was forcibly closed in 1930 since the forced integration required students to attend newly established public schools, and it was destroyed by fire in 1935. Today the site is home to the Seminole Nation Business and Corporate Regulatory Commission uses the only remaining building of the original structure, which is the former steam room, as its office. The villiage of Tidmore no longer exists and the original site is located in what is now Muskogee, OK.<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Mekasukey_Academy&diff=42969Mekasukey Academy2022-09-09T15:48:16Z<p>Jessogrady: /* History */</p>
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| closed = 1930<br />
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| location = Tidmore, Seminole Nation, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Mekusukey Indian School<br />
*Mikasuki Academy<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
Mekasukey Academy was built in 1891 for the education of Creek and Seminole boys, by the Seminole Indians as part of their tribal school system. It was supervised by the Presbyterian Church until the Federal government took over all Indian schools in 1906.<br />
The school was four stories high and, unlike most public buildings of the time; had electricity, steam heat, and indoor plumbing, with water piped from a nearby spring. The red sandstone brick used in the construction of the buildings was first sent to a "Mr. Tidmore" (probabaly the contractor for the project), and then hauled overland by oxen from Muskogee.<br />
<br />
The villiage of Tidmore slowly moved eastward toward the Seminole train depot, only having it's own post office from 1902-1907.<br />
<br />
In 1911, Mekasukey Academy combined with the Emahaka Academy, (the girl's academy up until then), and the school become coeducational; enrolling boy Seminole and Creek boys and girls.<br />
<br />
The school had a staff of 20, and though it could accommodate up to 100 students, enrollment was usually kept between 80-90. The school was almost self-sufficient. Students raised livestock, vegetables, and dairy products.<br />
Since it was a boarding school, all the teachers and employees lived on campus. Teachers spoke only in English, and children were not allowed to speak Seminole during the nine month school term.<br />
<br />
Mrs. Ada Oliver Sullivan was a teacher at Mekasukey Academy from 1918 to 1927.<br />
<br />
Mekasukey Academy's role was brief, as it was forcibly closed in 1930 since the forced integration required students to attend newly established public schools, and it was destroyed by fire in 1935. Today the site is home to the Seminole Nation Business and Corporate Regulatory Commission uses the only remaining building of the original structure, which is the former steam room, as its office. The villiage of Tidmore no longer exists and the original site is located in what is now Muskogee, OK.<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Kaw_Indian_Boarding_School&diff=42722Kaw Indian Boarding School2022-03-14T21:11:49Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| name = Kaw Indian Boarding School<br />
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| alt = <br />
| caption =<br />
| established = <br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended = <br />
| opened = 1880<br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished =<br />
| current_status = <br />
| building_style = [[ ]]<br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = near Washunga, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br />
* Kaw Indians Training School<br />
* Washunga Indian School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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The Kaw Tribe Agency was established in Washunga, OK n 1873. Soon after a boarding school was built and opened on the same grounds for the assimilation of Kaw children. The building was a four-story structure made of native stone.<br />
In 1906 the entire original school building burnt to the ground. Newspaper at the time reported all 40 students and all staff escaping unharmed, but also reports that the structure would probably not be rebuilt because the land had already gone through the allotment process. Students were sent to a day-school for the rest of the school year in 1906. The next year, 1907, the Federal Government mandated Kaw children to attend Chillocco Indian School. However the Kaw Tribe pointed out that their contract with the Federal Government afforded them 7 more years of free schooling on their reservation and not elsewhere, so the government was forced to oblige.<br />
In 1964, the Oklahoma Corps of Engineers began the process of preparing the area to be flooded for the construction of Kaw Lake. In 1976, a portion of the already abandoned and them demolished town of Washunga was flooded. Visible now on Google Earth are only slight outlines of some of the streets.<br />
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==Images==<br />
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| name = Kaw Indian Boarding School<br />
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| location = near Washunga, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br />
* Kaw Indians Training School<br />
* Washunga Indian School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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==Images==<br />
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File:<br />
</gallery></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:kawschool.jpg&diff=42720File:kawschool.jpg2022-03-14T20:37:58Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| location = near Washunga, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br />
* Kaw Indians Training School<br />
* Washunga Indian School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Oklahoma&diff=42718Oklahoma2022-03-14T20:23:48Z<p>Jessogrady: /* Native American Boarding Schools */</p>
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| Name = Oklahoma<br />
| flag = 675px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png<br />
| flagAlt = Flag of Oklahoma<br />
| seal = 600px-Seal_of_Oklahoma.svg.png<br />
| sealAlt = Seal of Oklahoma<br />
| Motto = Labor omnia vincit (Hard work conquers all)<br />
| Map = 286px-Map_of_USA_OK.svg.png<br />
| MapAlt = <br />
| Nickname = Sooner State<br />
| Capital = Oklahoma City<br />
| LargestCity = Oklahoma City<br />
| Total_Area_mile = 69,898<br />
| Total_Area_km = 181,195<br />
| Width_mile = 230<br />
| Width_km = 370<br />
| Length_mile = 298<br />
| Length_km = 490<br />
| total_state_population = 3,850,568 (2013 est)<br />
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==State Hospitals==<br />
* [[Fort Supply State Hospital]]<br />
* [[Hissom Memorial Center]]<br />
* [[Norman State Hospital]]<br />
* [[Taft State Hospital]]<br />
* [[Vinta State Hospital]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma Institution for Feeble Minded]]<br />
<br />
==State Schools==<br />
* [[Pauls Valley State School]] <br />
* [[Oklahoma State Training School for Boys]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma State Training School for Incorrigible Negro Boys]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma State Industrial School for Girls]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma State Training School for Incorrigible Negro Girls]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma State School for the Deaf]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma State School for the Blind]]<br />
<br />
==Sanatoriums & Sanitoriums==<br />
* [[Baze Sanitorium]]<br />
* [[Buffalo Park Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Choctaw-Chickasaw Tuberculosis Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Duke Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Eastern Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[El Reno Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Enid Springs Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Hardy Sanitorium]]<br />
* [[Hercules Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma Cottage Sanitorium]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium for Colored]]<br />
* [[Shawnee Indian Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Soldiers' Tubercular Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Sunnyside Sanatorium]]<br />
* [[Western Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanatorium]]<br />
<br />
==County Poor Farms/Houses==<br />
* [[Alfalfa County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Garfield County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Beaver County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Blaine County Almshouse]]<br />
* [[Caddo County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Canadian County Almshouse]]<br />
* [[Carter County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Choctaw County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Cimarron County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Cleveland County Poor House]]<br />
* [[Comanche County Poor House]]<br />
* [[Craig County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Creek County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Custer County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Grady County Almshouse]]<br />
* [[Haskell County Poor House]]<br />
* [[Grant County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Kay County Poor House]]<br />
* [[Kingfisher County Poor House]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma County Almshouse]]<br />
* [[Okmulgee County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Tulsa County Poor Farm]]<br />
* [[Pottawatomie County Poor Farm]]<br />
<br />
==Native American Boarding Schools==<br />
* [[Atoka Baptist Academy]]<br />
* [[Arapaho Manual Labor and Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Asbury Manual Labor School]]<br />
* [[Armstrong Academy of Bryan County]]<br />
* [[Bloomfield Academy/Carter Seminary]]<br />
* [[Chickasaw Male Academy/Harley Institute]]<br />
* [[Chickasaw Orphan Home and Manual Labor School]]<br />
* [[Cantonment Indian Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Cherokee Female & Male Seminary Schools]]<br />
* [[Absentee Shawnee Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Chuala Female Seminary / Pine Ridge Mission School]]<br />
* [[Colbert Institute of Perryville]]<br />
* [[Collins Institute of Stonewall]]<br />
* [[Darlington Mission School]]<br />
* [[Eufala Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Emahaka Mission School]]<br />
* [[Euchee Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Fort Coffee Academy]]<br />
* [[Fort Sill Indian School]]<br />
* [[Goodland Academy & Indian Orphanage]]<br />
* [[Haloche Industrial Institute]]<br />
* [[Hillside Mission School]]<br />
* [[Kaw Indian Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Levering Manual Labor School]]<br />
* [[Mekasukey Academy]]<br />
* [[New Hope Academy]]<br />
* [[Nuyaka School and Orphanage]]<br />
* [[Oak Hill Industrial Academy]]<br />
* [[Oak Ridge Manual Labor School]]<br />
* [[Osage Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Park Hill Mission School]]<br />
* [[Pawnee Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Seneca Indian Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Chilocco Indian Agricultural School]]<br />
* [[Concho Indian Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Quapaw Industrial Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Rainy Mountain Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Red Moon School]]<br />
* [[Riverside Indian School]]<br />
* [[Sac and Fox Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Sacred Heart Mission School]]<br />
* [[Sasakwa Female Academy]]<br />
* [[Seger Indian Training School]]<br />
* [[St. Agnes Mission School]]<br />
* [[St. Elizabeth's Boarding School]]<br />
* [[St. John's Mission School]]<br />
* [[St. Joseph's Boarding School]]<br />
* [[St. Louis Industrial School]]<br />
* [[St. Mary's Mission School]]<br />
* [[St. Mary's Academy]]<br />
* [[St. Patrick's Mission School]]<br />
* [[Seneca Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Sulphur Springs Indian School]]<br />
* [[Tullahassee Manual Labor School]]<br />
* [[Wapanucka Academy / Alan Academy]]<br />
* [[Wealaka Mission School]]<br />
* [[Wetumka Boarding School]]<br />
* [[Wewoka Mission School]]<br />
* [[Wheelock Academy]]<br />
* [[Yellow Springs School]]<br />
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== Orphanages ==<br />
* [[Cherokee Orphan Asylum]]<br />
* [[Creek Orphan Asylum]]<br />
* [[Dominion House]]<br />
* [[Goodland Presbyterian Home]]<br />
* [[Oklahoma Baptist Children's Home]]<br />
* [[Whitaker Children's Home]]<br />
* [[Western Oklahoma State School for White Children]]<br />
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[[Category:United States of America]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Park_Hill_Mission_School&diff=42717Park Hill Mission School2022-03-14T20:22:11Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| name = Park Hill Mission School<br />
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| established = <br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended = <br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]]<br />
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]]<br />
| architect(s) = <br />
| location = Enid, OK<br />
| architecture_style = <br />
| peak_patient_population = 1,444 in 1963<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
* Park Hill Presbyterian School<br />
* Enid State School<br />
* Northern Oklahoma Hospital<br />
* Northern Oklahoma Resource Center<br />
}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Samuel Newton and his wife, Mary, were among the earliest missionaries to the Cherokee Indian Territory. They worked at a mission station named Forks of the Illinois, which was established in 1830 on the east side of the Illinois River close to the mouth of the Barren Fork. The spot was so unhealthy that Mary and their small daughter died. In 1837 the mission was moved three miles west to Campbell Springs. Newton named the area Park Hill because it reminded him of the estates of noblemen in England.<br />
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Park Hill soon became the site of a thriving mission. Reverend Samuel Austin Worcester, who had been a missionary and printer among the Cherokee in the East, came west to continue his work. He set up the printing press at Union Mission, but its buildings were dilapidated and the location inconvenient to the Cherokee. Worcester chose Park Hill as the permanent site for his mission and construction began in the summer of 1836. He and his family moved there soon afterwards. In June of 1837 he set up the printing press a mile further to the west of Newton’s school in a meadow overlooking the Park Hill valley. That same summer he established a church with nineteen members. Major George Lowrey soon became deacon and retained that post until his death in 1852. By 1838 the mission school had been moved up to the meadow with Samuel Newton as the teacher. Other teachers there in the 1830s were Esther Smith from Harrisburg, New York, and Sarah Ann Palmer.<br />
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At the mission printing office Worcester continued the work he had begun in the East, printing literature to educate and Christianize the Cherokee. Elias Boudinot, former editor of the Cherokee Advocate, helped with translating and printing until his death in 1839. Stephen Foreman replaced him as translator. With their help Worcester translated and printed most of the Bible in Cherokee. John F. Wheeler was the first printer, later replaced by John Candy. The press turned out textbooks, the Cherokee Almanac, religious tracts, and volumes of Cherokee hymnals.<br />
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A brick church building was completed at the mission by 1854. Cherokee Chief John Ross and merchant and planter, George M. Murrell, donated much of the money to buy the church bell.<br />
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The Park Hill Mission and Press came to an end with the Civil War. Reverend Charles Torrey came to help run the mission when Worcester became an invalid after a serious accident. Torrey became supervisor after Worcester’s death in 1859. Shortly before the war began, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions decided to close the mission because of the troubles the impending war was bringing to the region. They also believed the Cherokees were no longer considered a heathen people and thusly did not require the help of missionaries. (Ironic since there continued to be religious mission schools here for the next 100 years.)<br />
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Park Hill later became home of the Cherokee Female Seminary. Chief John Ross held ceremonies in 1847 to lay the cornerstones for the male and female seminaries, which would be located in Tahlequah and Park Hill, respectively. Both were opened in 1851. These public educational institutions were considered equivalent of high schools. Teachers were recruited from such places as Mount Holyoke School in Massachusetts and brought to the Cherokee Nation to teach Cherokee children. Daily regimens at the school included studies of Latin, math, science, rhetoric, composition, geography, philosophy, and religion. Church attendance was mandatory.<br />
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In 1887 the Female Seminary burned, creating a huge loss for the tribe. After burning the school was moved to Tahlequah which had a better water source. In 1889, a new building was dedicated on the north side of town. The seminary continued as an entity until 1909, when the state purchased the building. Subsequently, it was chosen as the site for the new Northeastern State Normal School, which has now evolved into Northeastern State University. Today, the building, known as Seminary Hall, is an icon of the NSU campus. The first Female Seminary is located at the present site of the Cherokee Heritage Center, where three brick columns salvaged from the building stand to commemorate this prestigious institution.<br />
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(Source: C.W. “Dub” West, Tahlequah and the Cherokee Nation, Muskogee: Muskogee Publishing Co., 1978. Odie Faulk and Billy M. Jones, Tahlequah, NSU, and the Cherokees, Tahlequah: Northeastern State University Educational Foundation, 1984.)</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:parkhill.png&diff=42716File:parkhill.png2022-03-14T20:20:57Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Sac_and_Fox_Boarding_School&diff=42699Sac and Fox Boarding School2022-03-10T20:40:45Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| caption = <br />
| established = <br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = 1872<br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished =<br />
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| location = <br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
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}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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The Sac and Fox Indian Boarding School, begun by Quaker missionaries in 1872, was located on the eastern edge of the reserve land and many Sac and Fox children were forced to attend. A number of Sac and Fox elders remember the government sheriffs' coming to their villages to "catch" children, load them into wagons and take them to the Sac and Fox School and a number of other Indian Schools as far away as Pennsylvania. There they were forced to learn English and were often punished for speaking their active Indian lanuage.<br />
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"Many wagon loads of nearly 100 children are expected to attend the Sac and Fox Mission School," reported a Stroud newspaper in September of 1901.<br />
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The first school building was a handsome three-story brick structure, built at a cost to the tribe of $9500. Other school buildings included a girls' dormitory, boys' dormitory, a laundry, a large barn, and a water tower and sewer system.<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:sacandfox.png&diff=42698File:sacandfox.png2022-03-10T20:40:07Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=St._Agnes_Mission_School&diff=42695St. Agnes Mission School2022-03-10T20:34:51Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = St. Agnes Mission School<br />
| image = stagnes.png<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1897<br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished = 1945<br />
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]<br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = near Antlers, Choctaw Nation, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
* St. Agnes Catholic School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
<br />
Originally in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1897 Rev. William Henry Ketcham founded the St. Agnes Academy in Antlers. The Catholic Mission school was meant to provide English and Catholic education for Choctaw children. Of the many missionarys of different faith's that had inhabited the Choctaw Nation since their move to Indian Territory, Rev. Ketcham is said to be the only one to master the Choctaw language. <br />
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April 12, 1945, a tornado destroyed the St. Agnes Mission School, which was never rebuilt. The Mission was leveled except for the hallway of the school building. Here, huddled under collapsed walls were 60 young students with their teachers, miraculously saved from the storm. Hundreds of homes and other buildings were also damaged or destroyed, and 69 people died, 350 injured. News of this event was overshadowed by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's death on the same day. At the turn of the twenty-first century this tornado was considered the third deadliest in Oklahoma history.<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]<br />
[[Category:Demolished Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:stagnes.png&diff=42694File:stagnes.png2022-03-10T20:33:05Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div></div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=St._Agnes_Mission_School&diff=42693St. Agnes Mission School2022-03-10T20:32:18Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| name = St. Agnes Mission School<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| established = 1897<br />
| construction_began = <br />
| construction_ended =<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished = 1945<br />
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]<br />
| building_style = <br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = near Antlers, Choctaw Nation, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
* St. Agnes Catholic School<br />
<br />
}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
<br />
Originally in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1897 Rev. William Henry Ketcham founded the St. Agnes Academy in Antlers. The Catholic Mission school was meant to provide English and Catholic education for Choctaw children. Of the many missionarys of different faith's that had inhabited the Choctaw Nation since their move to Indian Territory, Rev. Ketcham is said to be the only one to master the Choctaw language. <br />
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April 12, 1945, a tornado destroyed the St. Agnes Mission School, which was never rebuilt. The Mission was leveled except for the hallway of the school building. Here, huddled under collapsed walls were 60 young students with their teachers, miraculously saved from the storm. Hundreds of homes and other buildings were also damaged or destroyed, and 69 people died, 350 injured. News of this event was overshadowed by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's death on the same day. At the turn of the twenty-first century this tornado was considered the third deadliest in Oklahoma history.<br />
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[[Category:Demolished Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Riverside_Indian_School&diff=42670Riverside Indian School2022-02-17T20:05:40Z<p>Jessogrady: /* History */</p>
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* Washita-Caddo School<br />
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==History==<br />
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Located at Anadarko, the Riverside Indian School is the nation's oldest federally operated American Indian boarding school and is one of four such schools remaining.<br />
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Organized in 1871 by Quakers at the old Wichita Indian Agency commissary with 8 pupils and Thomas C. Battey as the first principal. A History of Riverside Indian School, Anadarko, Oklahoma, 1871-1971, was written by Ruby W. Shannon, who taught English and journalism at the school from 1964 to 1970. "Initial classes were held at the agency in the spring of 1871. In the beginning, it was supposed to be a day school, with students who lived nearby going home each night. Still, most of the students came from at least four or five miles away. They often spent the night on campus, sleeping behind a log or fence or anything that could afford a windbreak,” Shannon wrote in her book.<br />
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When the school reopened in fall 1871 following a summer break, the agency staff had set up a makeshift dormitory with one room for boys and another for girls. A permanent school facility replaced the makeshift one in 1872 “a short distance” from the agency.<br />
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They added the Wichita-Caddo School to the property in 1872 accommodate Washita and Caddo children. In 1878–79 the facility was relocated, due to a massive fire at the original building, one mile west to its present location along the Washita River and was named Riverside Government Indian School.<br />
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The Riverside Government Indian School ran off the adage "Kill the Indian, Save the Man." The schools main purpose, under Federal rule, was assimilation over education. Pupils had their long hair cut off, cultural clothing taken and replaced with English clothing, and were forbidden to speak any language except English or suffer punishment that could include beatings.<br />
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For a half-century Riverside served Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware students, and in 1922 Kiowa enrolled there after Rainy Mountain Mission School closed. Navajos began attending in 1945.<br />
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Still in operation and overseen by the Federal Government, Riverside presently has students from dozens of Indian nations attending grades four through twelve. Admission requires a Certified Degree of Indian Blood. Riverside's board of education, administration, staff, and faculty are predominantly American Indian.<br />
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Riverside's history is a part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs federal boarding school system that originated with Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Indian boarding school-system curricula generally emphasized agriculture to 1910, vocational education to 1960, academics to 1990, and college preparation in the 1990s. Cultural programming was introduced in the 1960s. Approximately six hundred students were enrolled at Riverside during the early twenty-first century.<br />
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==Cemetery==<br />
A large cemetery is rumored to have been accessible about a 1/2 mile behind the Riverside school until the 1980's. Locals now report that the dirt road leading to it has disappeared with time and the headstones gone. The location of a cemetery has however not been officially confirmed.<br />
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| location = Anadarko, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population = <br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
* Washita-Caddo School<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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Located at Anadarko, the Riverside Indian School is the nation's oldest federally operated American Indian boarding school and is one of four such schools remaining. Organized in 1871 by Quakers at the old Wichita Indian Agency commissary with 8 pupils and Thomas C. Battey as the first principal. A History of Riverside Indian School, Anadarko, Oklahoma, 1871-1971, was written by Ruby W. Shannon, who taught English and journalism at the school from 1964 to 1970. "Initial classes were held at the agency in the spring of 1871. In the beginning, it was supposed to be a day school, with students who lived nearby going home each night. Still, most of the students came from at least four or five miles away. They often spent the night on campus, sleeping behind a log or fence or anything that could afford a windbreak,” Shannon wrote in her book.<br />
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When the school reopened in fall 1871 following a summer break, the agency staff had set up a makeshift dormitory with one room for boys and another for girls. A permanent school facility replaced the makeshift one in 1872 “a short distance” from the agency.<br />
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They added the Wichita-Caddo School to the property in 1872 accommodate Washita and Caddo children. In 1878–79 the facility was relocated, due to a massive fire at the original building, one mile west to its present location along the Washita River and was named Riverside Indian School.<br />
For a half-century Riverside served Wichita, Caddo, and Delaware students, and in 1922 Kiowa enrolled there after Rainy Mountain Mission School closed. Navajos began attending in 1945.<br />
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Riverside presently has students from dozens of Indian nations attending grades four through twelve. Admission requires a Certified Degree of Indian Blood. Riverside's board of education, administration, staff, and faculty are predominantly American Indian.<br />
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Riverside's history is a part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs federal boarding school system that originated with Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Indian boarding school-system curricula generally emphasized agriculture to 1910, vocational education to 1960, academics to 1990, and college preparation in the 1990s. Cultural programming was introduced in the 1960s. Approximately six hundred students were enrolled at Riverside during the early twenty-first century.<br />
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==Cemetery==<br />
A large cemetery is rumored to have been accessible about a 1/2 mile behind the Riverside school until the 1980's. Locals now report that the dirt road leading to it has disappeared with time and the headstones gone. The location of a cemetery has however not been officially confirmed.<br />
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==Images==<br />
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[[Category:Active Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=St._Patrick%27s_Mission_School&diff=42667St. Patrick's Mission School2022-02-17T19:42:14Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| closed = 1996<br />
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| location = Anadarko, OK<br />
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*Anadarko Boarding School <br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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Opened in 1889 as the St. Patrick's Mission School by the Catholic church. 1 of 12 such mission schools opened by the church, St. Patrick's was the first and in operation the longest; running concurrently until 1966. A project of the Benedictine monks at Sacred Heart in the Potawatomi Nation, the mission was directed by Father Isidore Ricklin. He built the original mission complex at Anadarko and then rebuilt it after a disastrous fire in 1909; replacing wood frame buildings with a large brick three-story building.<br />
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The school served Kiowa, Comanche and Apache children. The school had a sizable farm; enough to feed the children and teachers, as well as a peach and apple orchard, and grapes of great quality.<br />
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Between 1911 and 1933 St. Patrick's was an official federal Indian school called Anadarko Boarding School. Priests and sisters who staffed it held civil service positions under the Department of the Interior. The Superintendent at this time was Father Aloysius Hitta. In 1916 a Memorial Chapel was built on the grounds, with sloping ceilings inside painted by notable student artists who attended the school at the time.<br />
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In 1966 the school was renamed the [Riverside Indian School] or Riverside Government Indian School and it is currently still in operation as The Bureau of Indian Education’s largest and oldest off-reservation boarding school. Students who attend come from 75 different tribes and live at campus 8 months a year.<br />
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[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=St._Patrick%27s_Mission_School&diff=42666St. Patrick's Mission School2022-02-17T19:38:12Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| location = Anadarko, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Anadarko Boarding School <br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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Opened in 1889 as the St. Patrick's Mission School by the Catholic church. 1 of 12 such mission schools opened by the church, St. Patrick's was the first and in operation the longest; running concurrently until 1966. A project of the Benedictine monks at Sacred Heart in the Potawatomi Nation, the mission was directed by Father Isidore Ricklin. He built the original mission complex at Anadarko and then rebuilt it after a disastrous fire in 1909; replacing wood frame buildings with a large brick three-story building.<br />
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The school served Kiowa, Comanche and Apache children. The school had a sizable farm; enough to feed the children and teachers, as well as a peach and apple orchard, and grapes of great quality.<br />
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Between 1911 and 1933 St. Patrick's was an official federal Indian school called Anadarko Boarding School. Priests and sisters who staffed it held civil service positions under the Department of the Interior. The Superintendent at this time was Father Aloysius Hitta. In 1916 a Memorial Chapel was built on the grounds, with sloping ceilings inside painted by notable student artists who attended the school at the time.<br />
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File:stpatricks.jpg<br />
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[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:stpatricks.jpg&diff=42665File:stpatricks.jpg2022-02-17T19:34:52Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| architect(s) =<br />
| location = Anadarko, OK<br />
| architecture_style =<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Anadarko Boarding School <br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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Opened in 1889 as the St. Patrick's Mission School by the Catholic church. 1 of 12 such mission schools opened by the church, St. Patrick's was the first and in operation the longest; running concurrently until 1966. A project of the Benedictine monks at Sacred Heart in the Potawatomi Nation, the mission was directed by Father Isidore Ricklin. He built the original mission complex at Anadarko and then rebuilt it after a disastrous fire in 1909; replacing wood frame buildings with a large brick three-story building.<br />
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The school served Kiowa, Comanche and Apache children. The school had a sizable farm; enough to feed the children and teachers, as well as a peach and apple orchard, and grapes of great quality.<br />
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Between 1911 and 1933 St. Patrick's was an official federal Indian school called Anadarko Boarding School. Priests and sisters who staffed it held civil service positions under the Department of the Interior. The Superintendent at this time was Father Aloysius Hitta. In 1916 a Memorial Chapel was built on the grounds, with sloping ceilings inside painted by notable student artists who attended the school at the time.<br />
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[[Category:Closed Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Wapanucka_Academy_/_Alan_Academy&diff=42629Wapanucka Academy / Alan Academy2022-01-18T19:06:59Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| name = Wapanucka Academy<br />
| image = <br />
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| established = 1852<br />
| construction_began = 1851<br />
| construction_ended = 1852 (additional level added later)<br />
| opened = 1852<br />
| closed = 1911<br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]<br />
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]]<br />
| architect(s) =<br />
| location = South of Bromide, OK<br />
| architecture_style = Limestone 3-level<br />
| peak_patient_population =<br />
| alternate_names =<br><br />
* Allen's Academy<br />
* Wapanucka Institute<br />
* Wapanucka Female Manual Labour School<br />
* Chickasaw Rock Academy<br />
}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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In 1851–52 the Chickasaw Nation and the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church constructed Wapanucka Female Manual Labour School. The institute, named for a nearby creek, which honored the Delaware, opened in October 1852 with Rev. Hamilton Balentine. Rev. Balentine remained superintendent until he was succeeded by Rev. Charles H Wilson in 1856-1859. In 1859 Rev. Balentine returned it seems for at least 1 year.<br />
In later years, locals called the school Allen's Academy, for James S. Allen, who supervised the establishment, and later many used the name Rock Academy for the impressive stone building. <br />
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In 1860 the mission board withdrew their support, and the school closed. <br />
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During the Civil War the Confederates used the building as a hospital and a prison. After the war the academy reopened, serving male and female students. In 1883 the Post Office Department designated a Wapanucka post office for the institute. <br />
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In 1890 it became a boys' school, and in 1911 it was permanently closed and the property sold.<br />
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==Cemetery==<br />
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Near the ruins of the school is the grave of Mary C. Greenleaf, a teacher at the academy, who died in 1857.<br />
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[[Category:Demolished Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:wapanucka2.png&diff=42628File:wapanucka2.png2022-01-18T19:05:30Z<p>Jessogrady: Photograph of W. H. Jackson and Lyman Worcester with a large group at Wapanucka Academy during commencement time. Photo by G. H. Geer.</p>
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<div>Photograph of W. H. Jackson and Lyman Worcester with a large group at Wapanucka Academy during commencement time. Photo by G. H. Geer.</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:wapanucka.png&diff=42627File:wapanucka.png2022-01-18T19:03:50Z<p>Jessogrady: Photograph of the Wapanucka Female Manual Labour School, which was later called the Wapanucka Institute. The building, built one level at a time in 1852, was also known as the Chickasaw Rock Academy, and was located south of Bromide, Oklahoma.</p>
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<div>Photograph of the Wapanucka Female Manual Labour School, which was later called the Wapanucka Institute. The building, built one level at a time in 1852, was also known as the Chickasaw Rock Academy, and was located south of Bromide, Oklahoma.</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Wealaka_Mission_School&diff=42626Wealaka Mission School2022-01-18T19:01:23Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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| opened = 1882<br />
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==History==<br />
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Wealaka was originally settled around 1880 by Creek Indians after moving to Indian Territory, about 2mi NW of present-day Leonard, OK. The name Wealaka means "Rising Water" in the Creek language. <br />
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The Wealaka Mission & School was founded in 1882 by Rev. Robert McGill Loughridge, a Presbyterian missionary. The school was to replace the Tullahassee Mission School, which had burned in 1880. The property was sold to private owners after statehood in 1907.<br />
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According to an interview with Lilah Denton Lindsey, one of the early staff at the mission, the site was on top of a hill about 40 miles northwest of Muskogee and 0.5 miles south of the Arkansas River; situated along the Sampson Chisholm Trail. The first building was built of brick, three stories high, and 110 feet by 40 feet. The principal and teachers were housed on the first floor, the chapel and school classrooms were on the second floor, while the third floor contained separate dormitories for the boys and girls.<br />
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The building burned down in 1935, so only the basement and cemetery remain.<br />
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[[Category:Demolished Institution]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:wetumkaboarding2.jpg&diff=42625File:wetumkaboarding2.jpg2022-01-18T18:40:05Z<p>Jessogrady: Photograph of the Wetumka Boarding School, where Alexander Posey, a Creek, was Superintendent. Year unknown.</p>
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<div>Photograph of the Wetumka Boarding School, where Alexander Posey, a Creek, was Superintendent. Year unknown.</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Wetumka_Boarding_School&diff=42624Wetumka Boarding School2022-01-18T18:38:57Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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*Levering Manual Labor School<br />
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==History==<br />
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===History as Wetumka Boarding School===<br />
In 1880 the Creek Council appropriated $5,000 for a manual labor school in the nation and Eugene Levering of Balitmore gave an equal amount. (Levering & his brother were wealthy coffee merchants and prominent churchmen of the Southern Baptist Convention. The school was in the southwest part of what was then the Creek Nation, near the north fork of the Canadian River, at the old home of Ward Coachman.<br />
On September 1, 1881, the Levering Manual Labor Mission School, under the auspices of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and partially supported by the Creek Nation, opened to 50 Creek boys and 50 Creek girls.<br />
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By 1902 Wetumka public school had an enrollment of 261 and employed three teachers and a principal, Rev. J.A. Trenchard (selected by the Southern Baptists). land had been cleared for an orchard of 1,000 apple trees and 450 peach trees. The school farm produced 400 bushels of wheat, 250 bushels of oats, 1,000 lbs of beans, 850 lbs of green peas, 30 bushels of onions, 35 bushels of tomatoes, 40 bushels of potatoes, and 60 acres of corn. Girls were issued aprons, calico dresses, linsey dresses, plaid dresses, skirts, shoes and a handkerchief. Boys were issued coats, pants, socks, and shoes. All clothing was donated by the Southern Baptist Council of Women.<br />
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In January 1882, Trechard wrote "Eighty cases of Measles among the pupils has been a serious drawback, but otherwise the school is doing well. Some of the students can not endure restraint, the discipline necessary at school, or their studies, so they run away and generally tell very large tales of 'starvation', 'hard work' and 'hard whippings'. The large majority are contented"<br />
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On May 26, 1883 Trechard wrote the Home Mission Board reporting the death of his wife on May 19; the school had owned 175 head of cattle on May 1st but they had disappeared and a member of the Creek Council thought they had been driven to Muskogee to be sold, and some to the Choctaw Nation. "I fear drunkenness and thievery will nearly ruin us if no check can be put on these vile evils..."<br />
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Later in 1883 Trechard writes, "At Christmas the parents came in and took out most of the children to spend Christmas at home. While at home a rebellion within the Creek Nation broke out, and only about half the students returned to school. After the rebellion was defeated by the Creek Nation, the pupils in attendance are recorded as 96 boys and 77 girls.<br />
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In December 1883, Trechman was replaced by Isreal G. Vore. Vore stated the school's need for a hospital, smoke house, milk and fruit houses; which Vore suggested could be of rock as it was cheaper to build with than wood. In 1885 the student population was up to 120 pupils. Dr. J. C. Wingo was sent from Eufala to teach and act as physician for the school. Books for the library were sent from Mission Boards in New York and Pennsylvania. The Creek Nation appropriated $7,000 to finish payment on the hospital.<br />
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By 1886 music was being taught, and the school employed many additional workers, such as; a gardener, a laundress, a herder, mechanic, & poultryman. Later that same hear Vore wrote to the trustees that the buildings were badly in need of repaid, particularly the chimneys. The beds were worn out. There were one hundrd students present. In 1886, fifty-six were females and one of them, Emma Bruner, died May 4. Another loss was the death on October 10, 1887, when Goliah Herod died.<br />
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In January 1887, Major Vore died after being Superintendent for 4 years. J. 0. Wright became the new Super. The Woman's Baptist Home Mission Society of Maryland sent a set of wagon maker tools and blacksmithing tools worth $75.00. The school had a fine upright piano in addition to an organ. There was grown on the mission land 2500 bushels of eorn, one hundred tons of millet and prairie hay was put up for the winter. One hundred seventy cattle were owned by the missionaries and they brought fifty-five spring calves. There were eighty hogs, a good span of mules, one pony and a colt.<br />
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Because of illness the school closed on June 9, 1890. Dysentery had invaded the mission and Mr. Wright's little son, Bennie, was taken from his loving parents. Next Charlie Scott and Eliza Bruner were "called to their long home. . . ." On June 19 Miss Sarah Cundiff, the laundress, also died. Wright's report to Chief Perryman, dated September 1, 1890,to June 30, 1891, gave the number of pupils as one hundred eightgtwo; there had been considerable sickness, some cases serious. <br />
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In November 1938 classes were held in churches and the National Guard Armory after a fire destroyed the high school building.<br />
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===History as Levering Manual Labor School===<br />
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On September 1, 1881, the Levering Manual Labor Mission School, under the auspices of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and partially supported by the Creek Nation, opened in Wetumpka, Oklahoma to provide education for Creek children. It had a start-up cost of around $10,000 and at first had only crude log buildings. The school was gradually upgraded to framed buildings, with a 2-acre campus and additional 80-acres for fields and orchards. 10 acres were cleared for 1000 apple trees, and around 450 peach trees. In 1885 the school built it's only stone building; a hospital with the cost of $1400.<br />
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By 1891, grounds had been improved and a white fence separated the girls and boys sides of the campus. (The boys on the South side, the girls on the North.) The pupils were not segregated during classes but were segregated most all other times, including church. One common punishment for girls was to have rags tied to their feet and be made to mop whole floors of the dorms this way. <br />
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In an account written in 1887 inside "The Gospel in All Lands" produced by the Methodist Episcopal Church, there were approx. 100 boys & girls in attendance, all of whom lived at the school. In addition to the "English education" the students received, this book also recounts many girls being trained as teachers and young boys as preachers of the Methodist faith. <br />
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In 1883, the minutes of the 16th Annual Session of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, names Major J.G. Vore as Superintendent and claims over 100 Indian pupils. <br />
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In 1888, the 20th Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissions reported Brother James O. Wright as Superintendent; saying the institution was "never more prosperous". This document also reports "more than 150 students" in attendance. <br />
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Buildings in 1891 included the hospital, a 2-story boys dorm, admin building, a doctor's home & office, several smaller girls dorms, commissary, meat house, smoke house, laundry, and ice house. The boys dormitory burned in 1909, no reports of if any deaths were associated with this fire.<br />
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[[Category:Oklahoma]]</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:wetumkaboarding.jpg&diff=42623File:wetumkaboarding.jpg2022-01-18T18:36:30Z<p>Jessogrady: Photograph of the Wetumka Boarding School, where Alexander Posey, a Creek, was Superintendent.</p>
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<div>Photograph of the Wetumka Boarding School, where Alexander Posey, a Creek, was Superintendent.</div>Jessogradyhttp://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Wewoka_Mission_School&diff=42622Wewoka Mission School2022-01-18T18:28:43Z<p>Jessogrady: </p>
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<div>{{infobox institution<br />
| name = Wewoka Mission School<br />
| image = ramseymission.jpg<br />
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| established = 1868 <br />
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| opened = 1866<br />
| closed = 1930<br />
| demolished = <br />
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]<br />
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]]<br />
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| location = Wewoka, Ok<br />
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| alternate_names =<br><br />
*Ramsey Mission School<br />
*Seminole Mission<br />
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==History==<br />
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The Seminole National Council formed in 1866, after moving to Indian Territory. Rev. James Ross Ramsey, a Presbyterian missionary, founded the Ramsey Mission (considered the first school in present Seminole County) in 1866. The mission was built north of Wewoka, the Seminole capitol. The school became Ramsey Mission School in 1880, accepting only Choctaw girls after that time. <br />
In 1889, control was turned over to the Presbyterians and the school was relocated to a new building south of Wewoka, where it became part of Mekusukey Academy and in 1900 was overtaken by the Federal Government.<br />
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