Historical Marker Program

Fisher’s Station

Bryan County
Location: approximately one mile south of US-70 on Fisher Station Road (N 3685 Rd), southwest of Durant
Coordinates: 33.98553, -96.45440
Material: Other (Concrete with bronze plaque)
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Transportation; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

In 1857, Congress created the Butterfield Overland Mail Route to carry mail and passengers between St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and points west. It was the first real transcontinental link between the Atlantic states and the Pacific Coast of the United States. There were 12 stations along a 197-mile route in Oklahoma, including Fisher’s Station. This marker commemorates the site of the Butterfield stage stop at Fisher’s Station.