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Title	Brainerd Mission Cemetery: grave marker for Weldon F. Osborne
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	c. 2006
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Brainerd Mission Cemetery
Property type	Cemetery
National Register Reference	79002435 listed 1979/12/06
Community Name	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
Description	Black and white photograph of a grave marker reading "In memory of our friend and benefactor Weldon F. Osborne 1906-1972"
Historical Notes	Founded in 1817 by representatives of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions (ABCFM), Brainerd Mission remained open until Cherokee removal 21 years later. Brainerd Mission was responsible for the basic education and religious education of many Cherokee, and was recognized as a national model for the boarding school approach that dominated white attempts to educate Native Americans for most of the nineteenth century.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Cemeteries -- Tennessee Brainerd Mission
Subject-TGM	Historical markers
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	5 x 7 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

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