That first missionary, Joseph Newsom, opened a school in 1872, and by 1876 a post office and trading post had been established a quarter mile west of the mission at what became known as Shawnee Town.
That first missionary opened a school in 1872. Joseph Newsom was that first missionary. A post office and trading post had been established a quarter mile west of the mission at what became known as Shawnee Town. This was by 1876.