Walker's Station

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]

Choctaw Agency
Nearest citySpiro, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°15′3″N 94°35′29″W
NRHP reference No.72001074[1]
Added to NRHPMay 5, 1972

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", 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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