Historical Marker Program

Holloway’s Station

Latimer County
Location: on Norris Road, approximately three miles northeast of Red Oak
Coordinates: 34.97586, -95.05120
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 twelve stations along a 197-mile route in Oklahoma. This marker commemorates the stage stop at Holloway’s Station.

Note: This marker is located on private property, but is visible from the road.