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{{Short description|Overland Mail stagecoach stop in Oklahoma}}
'''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 in an easterly direction from Waddell's.
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'''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&nbsp;km) in an easterly direction from Waddell's.


Waddell's Station was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (#72001054) in 1972.
Waddell's Station was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (#72001054) in 1972.

==See also==
*[[Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{reflist}}
*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.
*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. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v035/v035p055.pdf "The Butterfield Overland Mail One Hundred Years Ago"], ''Chronicles of Oklahoma'' 35:1 (January 1957) 55-71 (accessed August 19, 2006).
*Wright, Muriel H. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v035/v035p055.pdf "The Butterfield Overland Mail One Hundred Years Ago"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905003227/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v035/v035p055.pdf |date=September 5, 2006 }}, ''Chronicles of Oklahoma'' 35:1 (January 1957) 55-71 (accessed August 19, 2006).



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Latest revision as of 21:30, 10 September 2023

Waddell's Station Site
Waddell's Station is located in Oklahoma
Waddell's Station
Waddell's Station is located in the United States
Waddell's Station
Nearest cityWesley, Oklahoma
Coordinates34°34′1″N 95°56′2″W / 34.56694°N 95.93389°W / 34.56694; -95.93389
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1858
NRHP reference No.72001054[1][2]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1972

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 was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001054) in 1972.

Sources

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office
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