the cemetery. The former site of the mission has been redeveloped most recently as the Eastgate Shopping Center. The cemetery is one of the oldest in Hamilton County and consists of 60 graves, most of which are missionary workers. The Daughters of the American Revolution has been integral to preservation of the site. They continue to own and maintain the cemetery. Notable missionaries Several prominent missionaries served at Brainerd Mission at various times; people such as Samuel Worcester, Ainsworth Blunt and Cephas Washburn. Notable students A relatively small number of students who had graduated from Brainerd Mission became notable figures later in life. The number includes: Elias Boudinot, who became founder and editor of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first Cherokee newspaper; Boudinot was also a signer of the 1835 New Echota treaty. John Ridge, son of Major Ridge and cousin of Elias Boudinot. Both Ridges were major supporters of the 1835 New Echota treaty. David Brown (1806-1829), Cherokee clergyman who translated the New Testament into Cherokee from English, using the Sequoyah syllabary. See also Daniel Sabin Butrick (Buttrick) Cherokee Nation (19th century) Mission (Christianity) Samuel Worcester Notes References Further reading Bass, Althea. “Cherokee Messenger.” University of Oklahoma Press, 1936 Rozema, Vicki. "Rozema: The Brainerd Mission and Chattanooga history." Times Free Press. March 9, 2014. Walker, Robert Sparks. Torchlights to the Cherokees; The Brainerd Mission. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. External links Brainerd Mission Cemetery History of Brainerd Mission Cemetery, text compiled from 2003 National Park Service Update of National Register of Historic Places by Bettie H. Purcell. An Archaeological Survey of the Brainerd Mission Cemetery Hamilton County, Tennessee 1817 establishments in Tennessee Christian missions in North America Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Protected areas of Hamilton County, Tennessee Trail of Tears National Register of Historic Places in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1838 disestablishments in the United States