Pusley's Station

Overland Mail stagecoach stop in Oklahoma

United States historic place
Pusley's Station
34°41′52″N 95°28′15″W / 34.69778°N 95.47083°W / 34.69778; -95.47083
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1858
NRHP reference No.72001068[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1972

Pusley's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located in what is now Latimer County, Oklahoma, on the south side of Gains Creek. The station was named for Silas Pusley, a trader and member of a prominent Choctaw family. In 1859, the Choctaw Council granted Pusley the right to build a bridge and tollbooth across Gains Creek near his station.

Pusley's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001068) in 1972. The listing included a contributing building, two contributing structures, and a contributing site.[2]

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 22, 2006).

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Kent Ruth (December 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pusley's Station". National Park Service. Retrieved August 4, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1971
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Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route"" (PDF). New York Times. October 14, 1858.


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