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Elliot Mission

Holcomb, MS, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 44' 39.4044", -89° 58' 16.9032"
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Organized here in 1818 by the Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury. The 1st in a series of 13 missions for the education of the Choctaws into western culture. It was closed in 1832 due to removal of many Choctaws to Oklahoma.

Last updated: 12/3/2009 12:19

 
StoppingPoints.com Editorial on Elliot Mission:
The Elliot Mission historical marker sign location is unclear to us at this time - the mission itself was purportedly about a mile south of the current town of Holcomb, Mississippi. If you have information about the actual location of the Elliot Mission historical marker, please let us know!
   
     
 
Elliot Mission Historical Marker Location Map, Holcomb, Mississippi