Northeast Franklin County – Ottawa Baptist Mission Site

Northeast Franklin County, December 2009 » Northeast Franklin County – Ottawa Baptist Mission Site

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The Ottawa Baptist Indian Mission was the home of the first printing press in Kansas Territory, used to produce Indian language hymnals, prayer books and laws for the Shawnees and the Ottawas. The cemetery here contains Reverend Jotham Meeker, who founded the mission, John T. “Tauy’ Jones (mentioned earlier), Ottawa chiefs Notino and Compchau (shown here), plus many more.

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