Walker's Station
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Choctaw Agency | |
Nearest city | Spiro, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 35°15′3″N 94°35′29″W / 35.25083°N 94.59139°W |
NRHP reference No. | 72001074[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 5, 1972 |
Walker's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located at the old Choctaw Agency in Skullyville, in what is now Le Flore County, Oklahoma. The station was named for Tandy Walker, Choctaw chief, and later, Governor of the Choctaw Nation. The old Choctaw Agency building was his residence.[2] [3][4]
Walker's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001074) in 1972.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2
- ^ Wright, Murial H.; George H. Shirk; Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976.
- ^ Wright, Muriel H. "The Butterfield Overland Mail One Hundred Years Ago" Archived September 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Chronicles of Oklahoma 35:1 (January 1957) 55-71 (accessed August 23, 2006).
Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory | ||||
Next station West Trahern's Station |
16 miles |
Walker's Station | 15 miles |
Next station East Fort Smith |
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