Gardner Mansion - Eagletown, OK
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N 34° 02.510 W 094° 37.501
15S E 349999 N 3767985
One of two historical markers on the south side of US Highway 70, in Eagletown, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WM137GQ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2020
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A few miles east of Broken Bow, you'll find a set of five markers on the south side of US Highway 70. Three commemorate the lives of three Native American Chiefs and two are historical markers. The eastmost marker gives some history on Eagletown; this is the westmost of the group and describes the history of Chief Gardner's mansion. The marker text is
GARDNER MANSION
Completed in 1884 for Jefferson Gardner, prominent Choctaw leader, merchant, and principal Chief, 1894-96. Home stands near Old Military Road (Choctaw Trail of Tears) at first site of Eagle Town and Eagle County Court ground, Choctaw Nation. Construction by Choctaw builders, James and Joel Dyer, using Choctaw labor and hand tools, required three years. In 1884, Gardner also constructed new Eagle County Courthouse and a general store which included Post Office. Home owned and preserved since 1910 by three generations of the Stiles family: C.D. 1910-32; Robert, 1932-60; and Lewis, since 1960. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Oklahoma Historical Society
199-1995
County: McCurtain
Record Address::
567 E Highway 70
Eagletown, OK United States
74734
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Date Erected: 1995
Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society
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