Waddell's Station
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 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.
At the time of its founding, Waddell's Station was located in Atoka County, one of the constituent counties forming the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation in the Indian Territory.
Waddell's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001054) in 1972.
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 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 |
Categories:
- Butterfield Overland Mail stations
- Buildings and structures in Atoka County, Oklahoma
- Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory
- Stagecoach stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1858
- National Register of Historic Places in Atoka County, Oklahoma
- Stagecoach stations in Oklahoma