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Overland Mail stagecoach stop in Oklahoma

United States historic place
Choctaw Agency
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Walker's Station is located in OklahomaWalker's StationShow map of OklahomaWalker's Station is located in the United StatesWalker's StationShow map of the United States
Nearest citySpiro, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°15′3″N 94°35′29″W / 35.25083°N 94.59139°W / 35.25083; -94.59139
NRHP reference No.72001074
Added to NRHPMay 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.

Walker's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001074) in 1972.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2
  3. Wright, Murial H.; George H. Shirk; Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976.
  4. 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
Butterfield Overland Mail 7th Division Stations


Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route"" (PDF). New York Times. October 14, 1858.

National Register of Historic Places in LeFlore County, Oklahoma
Arkoma LeFlore County map
Cameron
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Heavener
Panama
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Rural Areas
Shady Point
Spiro
Summerfield and Talihina
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in LeFlore County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma


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