Historical Marker Program

Sacred Heart Mission

Pottawatomie County
Location: on OK-39, six miles east of Asher
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: American Indians; Education; Religion/Philosophy; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Founded in 1876 by Father Isidore Robot on Potawatomi Indian lands, the mission served both the educational and spiritual needs of the Native Americans in the region. The educational work was eventually transferred to St. Gregory's College in Shawnee.

Note: This marker no longer exists.

Sacred Heart Mission

Pottawatomie County
Location: at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, six miles east of Asher
Coordinates: 34.999126, -96.810716
Material: Granite
Topics: American Indians; Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Education; Religion/Philosophy; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Site west in valley at foot of this hill founded 1876 by Rt. Rev. Isidore Robot, a Benedictine monk from the abbey of La Pierre. Sacred Heart Monastery and Abbey, 1877–1929. Headquarters of Catholic Church in Indian and Oklahoma territories, 1877–1891. St. Benedict Industrial School for Indians, 1877-1901. Sacred Heart College 1883–1927. Predecessor of St. Gregory’s Abbey and College, Shawnee, Oklahoma.