Brainerd Mission ~ 2A 55
N 35° 00.571 W 085° 12.767
16S E 663076 N 3875557
Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker is on Eastgate Loop near Brainerd Road (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
Waymark Code: WM25RB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2007
Views: 45
Established 1817 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, it played an important part in the educational development and Christianizing of the Cherokee. Brainerd Cemetery contains graves of whites and Indians who died at the Mission, which was discontinued in 1838, at the time of the Cherokee Removal.
Marker Name: Brainerd Mission
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2A 55
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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