Butterfield Overland Mail Site of Fisher's Station - Durant, OK
N 33° 59.141 W 096° 27.265
14S E 735148 N 3763489
Oklahoma Historical Marker at the site of Fisher's Station, one of twelve stage stops in what is now Oklahoma of the Butterfield Overland Mail route, on N3686 Rd just a little south of US 70.
Waymark Code: WM12BCC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2020
Views: 1
This is one of the series of markers placed by the Oklahoma Historical Society which took the form of a steel plaque affixed to a concrete base. Sometimes, these are difficult to spot, but this one stands near a drainage ditch on the east side of the road. It reads:
Butterfield Overland Mail
Site of Fisher's Station
Here was located a stage stand of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1857. First mail stage arrived here in September, 1858, en route to San Francisco. Service continued until the outbreak of the War Between the States.
Oklahoma Historical Society, 1958
------
Known as "Carriage Point", this site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Nomination Form at the time noted that there were some ruins of the station and two wells, and even a headstone for Thomas L. Rider. If those are still here, they're not obvious, and do note that this is someone's private property.
County: Bryan
Record Address::
429-401 N3686 Rd
Durant, OK USA
74701
Web site if available: [Web Link]
Rate the Site: 
Date Erected: 1958
Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society
|
Visit Instructions:1 - Must visit the site in person.
2 - New Photo required.
3 - Give some new insight to the marker/site.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|