Historical Marker Program

Walker’s Station

Le Flore County
Location: at site of Old Choctaw Agency, about one and a half miles northeast of Spiro
Coordinates: 35.251970, -94.590970
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 Walker’s Station. This marker commemorates the site of the Butterfield stage stop in Walker’s Station.

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