Trahern's Station

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Trahern's Station
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Location9 mi. W of Shadypoint, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°7′10″N94°48′13″W / 35.11944°N 94.80361°W / 35.11944; -94.80361
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1858
NRHP reference No. 72001073 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1972
Trahern's Station building, an historic stagecoach stop Trahern's Station.JPG
Trahern's Station building, an historic stagecoach stop

Trahern's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located about 9 miles west of what is now the town of Shadypoint in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. [2] The station was named for Judge James N. Trahern, the stage agent. Trahern was a Choctaw Indian and a long-time county judge for Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation. [3] [4] [5]

Trahern's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001073) on April 25, 1972. [2]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Trahern's Station". National Park Service, April 25, 1972. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN   0-8061-2028-2
  4. Wright, Murial H.; George H. Shirk; Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976.
  5. 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
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