Worcester Academy

A Congregational Mission School

Established at Vinita

Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

by the Rev. J. W. Scroggs, D.D.

Dedicated Jan. 14, 1883

Named in honor of the

Rev. Samuel A. Worcester, D.D.

Missionary among the Cherokees

Marker is at the intersection of West Canadian Avenue and South Smith ...

Worcester

1630 - 1930

The first settlement of this lonely region called Quinsigamond was attempted in 1673, but abandoned during King Philip's War. A second settlement, attempted in 1684, soon named Worcester, was also temporarily abandoned because of Indian hostility. Permanent occupation ...

Worcester

1630 - 1930

The first settlement of this lonely region called Quinsigamond was attempted in 1673, but abandoned during King Philip's War. A second settlement, attempted in 1684, soon named Worcester, was also temporarily abandoned because of Indian hostility. Permanent occupation ...

Worcester

1630 - 1930

The first settlement of this lonely region called Quinsigamond was attempted in 1673, but abandoned during King Philip's War. A second settlement, attempted in 1684, soon named Worcester, was also temporarily abandoned because of Indian hostility. Permanent occupation ...