Prairie Mission was established in 1894 by the Freedmen’s Board of the United Presbyterian Church of North America to educate the children of ex-slaves. It consisted of a church, school building, dormitories for male and female students, a teachers’ home, and a cemetery. The school, also known during its history as Prairie Institute, was discontinued in the late 1960’s. The church still maintains an active congregation, and Prairie Mission was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.