Waddell's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located in what is now Atoka County, Oklahoma. It is sometimes confused with Roger's Station, a post-Civil War stage stand and post office, which was three miles (5 km) in an easterly direction from Waddell's.
Waddell's Station Site | |
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| Nearest city | Wesley, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 34°34′1″N 95°56′2″W / 34.56694°N 95.93389°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001054[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
Waddell's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001054) in 1972.
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" Archived September 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Chronicles of Oklahoma 35:1 (January 1957) 55-71 (accessed August 19, 2006).
| Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory | ||||
| Next station West Geary's Station |
15 miles |
Waddell's Station | 16 miles |
Next station East Blackburn's Station |