Levering Mission
Levering Mission is located in Oklahoma
Levering Mission
Levering Mission is located in the United States
Levering Mission
Nearest cityWetumka, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°14′55″N 96°11′34″W / 35.24861°N 96.19278°W / 35.24861; -96.19278
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1880
NRHP reference No.74001662[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1974

Levering Mission (also known as Wetumka Boarding School; Creek National Boarding School) is a historic mission school and hospital founded by the Creek Nation in what is now Wetumka, Oklahoma.[2]

It was built in 1880 with the partnership of the Creek Nation and Southern Baptist Convention. This historic building was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hughes County, Oklahoma in 1974.[3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Wetumka | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society | OHS. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. Site information Archived 2010-06-22 at the Wayback Machine


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