Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station

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Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station
POTTAWATOMIE INDIAN PAY STATION.jpg
Nearest city St. Marys, Kansas
Coordinates 39°11′30″N96°03′42″W / 39.19167°N 96.06167°W / 39.19167; -96.06167 (Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1855 (1855)
NRHP reference No. 72000521 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1972

Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station is a historic building in St. Marys, Kansas and associated with the Potawatomi tribe.

It was built of stone in 1855 for use by government agents in paying a regular annuity to Potawatomi tribe members who had agreed to move from the Great Lakes region in exchange for reservation land in Kansas. It is the oldest surviving building in the town and county and the oldest part of St. Mary's Mission. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pottawatomie Indian Pay Station". National Park Service . Retrieved June 11, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM