Wills Town Mission
N 34° 26.619 W 085° 43.183
16S E 617616 N 3812092
Story about the old Indian Mission
Waymark Code: WM1PMN
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2007
Views: 62
Wills Town Mission
The mission was established in 1823 by the American Board of Missions to further education and Christianity among the Cherokee Indians. Mission operated until the Indian removal in 1838.
Grave site of Reverend Ard Hoyt, first superintendent, marks the location of the mission near the corner of 38th Street and Godrey Avenue.
Marker Name: Wills Town Mission
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
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Date Dedicated / Placed: 1983
Marker Number: Not listed
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