Blackburn's Station

Blackburn's Station Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Pittsburg, Oklahoma
Coordinates	34°41′5″N95°44′39″W / 34.68472°N 95.74417°W / 34.68472; -95.74417
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1861
NRHP reference No.	73001568 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1973

Blackburn's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located in what is now Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The station was named for Casper B. Blackburn, an inter-married Choctaw and trader.

Blackburn's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#73001568) in 1973.

Sources

• 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", Chronicles of Oklahoma 35:1 (January 1957) 55-71 (accessed August 21, 2006).

Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory
Next station West Waddell's Station	16 miles	Blackburn's Station	17 miles	Next station East Pusley's Station

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.