Oklahoma's First Catholic Church -- Atoka OK
N 34° 22.132 W 096° 08.344
14S E 763093 N 3806766
A leaning historic marker at the site of the now-razed St. Patrick's Catholic Church on the corner of Virginia St at the US 69 in Atoka
Waymark Code: WMN8VX
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2015
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This marker popped up in the middle of nondescript retail strip centers and banks in Atoka, at the site of what once was St Patrick's Catholic Church.
The marker reads as follows:
"Oklahoma's First Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Church was built in 1872. Father Isidore Robot was 1st resident priest and 1st Prefect Apostolic of Ind. Ter., and founded Sacred Heart Mission west of Atoka."
County: Atoka County
Record Address::
2001 S Mississippi St (US 69)
Atoka, OK
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society
Date Erected: Not listed
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