Pusley's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located in what is now Latimer County, Oklahoma, on the south side of Gains Creek. The station was named for Silas Pusley, a trader and member of a prominent Choctaw family. In 1859, the Choctaw Council granted Pusley the right to build a bridge and tollbooth across Gains Creek near his station.

Pusley's Station
Pusley's Station is located in Oklahoma
Pusley's Station
Pusley's Station is located in the United States
Pusley's Station
Nearest cityHiggins, Oklahoma
Coordinates34°41′52″N 95°28′15″W / 34.69778°N 95.47083°W / 34.69778; -95.47083
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1858
NRHP reference No.72001068[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1972

Pusley's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001068) in 1972. The listing included a contributing building, two contributing structures, and a contributing site.[2]

Sources

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  • 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 22, 2006).

References

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Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory
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