McLemore Cemetery
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McLemore Cemetery

Also known as Fairfield Mission Cemetery

Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA

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    Stilwell, Oklahoma 74960 United States
    Coordinates: 35.80087, -94.62598
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McLemore Cemetery is located in Section 35, Township 15 North, Range 24 East. The cemetery is on the site of the FairField Mission. The Oklahoma Historical Society erected a historical marker here that states, "Established among the western Cherokees by Dr. Marcus Palmer in 1829 under the auspices of Boston based American board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. First located in Pope County, Arkansas Territory, and known as Mulberry Mission. Other missionaries serving at Fairfield included Dr. Elizur Butler, Rev. Charles C. Torrey, and teachers, Clarissa Palmer, Lucy Butler, Addie Torrey, and Esther Smith. A circulation library of 150 volumes was established there in 1832 and was likely the firsh such library in Oklahoma. The mission, discontinued in 1859, was located on Sallisaw Creek about 8 miles SW of Stilwell. The mission cemetery is now known as the McLemore Cemetery.
McLemore Cemetery is located in Section 35, Township 15 North, Range 24 East. The cemetery is on the site of the FairField Mission. The Oklahoma Historical Society erected a historical marker here that states, "Established among the western Cherokees by Dr. Marcus Palmer in 1829 under the auspices of Boston based American board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. First located in Pope County, Arkansas Territory, and known as Mulberry Mission. Other missionaries serving at Fairfield included Dr. Elizur Butler, Rev. Charles C. Torrey, and teachers, Clarissa Palmer, Lucy Butler, Addie Torrey, and Esther Smith. A circulation library of 150 volumes was established there in 1832 and was likely the firsh such library in Oklahoma. The mission, discontinued in 1859, was located on Sallisaw Creek about 8 miles SW of Stilwell. The mission cemetery is now known as the McLemore Cemetery.

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