Koweta Mission

Historical marker location:

Coweta, Oklahoma

( Marker is on State Highway 51 east of S 305th E Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1995

Reverend R. M. Loughridge founded this Creek Indian school in 1843 and named it for an ancient Creek town in Alabama.

Oklahoma is known for its oil industry, which began in the early 1900s when oil was discovered in the state. Today, Oklahoma is still a major producer of oil and natural gas.