Blackburn's Station
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Blackburn's Station Site
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Nearest city | Pittsburg, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1861 |
NRHP Reference # | 73001568[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 7, 1973 |
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 was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#73001568) in 1973.
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 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 |
References
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Categories:
- Butterfield Overland Mail stations
- National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1861
- Buildings and structures in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
- Buildings and structures in Oklahoma
- Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory
- Listings related to transportation on the National Register of Historic Places
- 1861 establishments in Indian Territory
- Oklahoma Registered Historic Place stubs