Southward from this spot stood Springplace Mission, founded in 1801 by Moravian Brethren from Salem, N.C. As the first school among the Cherokees, it continued until 1833 and added much to their remarkable advancement. Many leaders of the Cherokee Nation were taught here, including Elias Boudinot, who later became editor of The Cherokee Phoenix. The work begun here was not abandoned with the forced removal of the Cherokees, but was transferred to New Springplace in Oklahoma.