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 Site | |
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| Nearest city | Pittsburg, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 34°41′5″N 95°44′39″W / 34.68472°N 95.74417°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001568[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
Blackburn's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#73001568) in 1973.
Sources
edit- 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 |
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