Prairie Mission
A United Presbyterian Mission
Prairie Mission was established in 1894 by the Freedmen’s Board of the United Presbyterian Church of North America to educate the children of ex-slaves. The Mission consisted of a church, school building, dormitories for male and female students, a teachers’ home and a cemetery. The school, also known as Prairie Institute during its history, was discontinued in the late 1960’s. The church still maintains an active congregation. Prairie Mission was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 28 and McCall Road (Prairie Mission Road), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 28.
Courtesy hmdb.org
