Seger Colony - Washita County, Oklahoma
Posted by: 
gparkes
N 35° 17.457 W 098° 40.847
14S E 529025 N 3905355
This marker is truly located in the middle of no where. Located nearly 20 miles east of Cordell, the county seat, you can find this marker on a large intersection triangle of Highway 152 and County Road 2420.
Waymark Code: WM81R5
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2010
Views: 13
Text on marker states:
Seger Colony
4 mi. N.
Begun by Cheyenne and Arapho in 1886. under U.S. supervisor. John H. Seger. the Indiands friend and Oklahoma pioneer. Seger Indian Industrial School opened there, 1893. Mission founded by Rev. Frank H Write. 1895 under auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church. Rec. and Mrs. Walter C Roc were first in charge of mission.
Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission 1950