Historical Marker Program

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Moravian Mission Cemetery

Delaware County
Location: New Springplace Mission (Oaks Cemetery) near Oaks
Coordinates: 36.162340, -94.862731
Material: Unknown
Sponsor(s): Unknown
Topics: American Indians; Religion/Philosophy; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Established as a Cherokee mission in 1842 by the Moravian Church, the institution was an outgrowth of a similar mission in Georgia, which was begun in 1802. Closed during the Civil War, the mission reopened afterward and continued to operate until 1902, when it was transferred to the Danish Lutheran Church. Only the walled spring and the gravestones of the cemetery, where many of the early missionaries were buried, remain.

Note: This marker could not be located and is presumed to no longer exist.