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Rev. Peter Folsom, First Choctaw Baptist

Haskell County
Location: on grounds of New Hope Indian Baptist Church southwest of Keota
Coordinates: 35.250399, -94.978805
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission
Topics: American Indians; Religion/Philosophy; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Born in Mississippi c. 1814 and converted at Choctaw Academy in Scott County, Kentucky, c. 1829. With Rev. Joseph Smedley, Rev. Peter Folsom organized five churches in Indian Territory. He died on September 15, 1885.


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