One time noted plantation home of Col. Robert M. Jones, wealthiest Choctaw, owner of 500 slaves. A Southern leader, he served as delegate from Choctaw Nation to the Confederate Congress at Richmond, Va. Baptist Mission of "Providence" nearby, closed about 1843, was acquired by Jones and converted into his Rose Hill estate.*
Location
On U.S. Highway 70, two miles east of Hugo, Oklahoma*
OpenStreetMap Google Maps
33.976945, -95.450157
33.976945, -95.450157
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* Marker description and directions from Mark of Heritage by Muriel H. Wright.