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1857-1861
On September 16, 1857, the John Butterfield Company received a Federal contract to transport mail from Missouri to San Francisco in under 25 days. Semiweekly service began a year later. Twelve relay stations lined the Butterfield Trail in Indian Territory. Three (Waddle's Station, Geary's Station and Boggy Depot) were in present-day Atoka County. (See Back)The Butterfield Trail permitted early trans-continental communication and was vital to settling the West. Service was halted by the Civil War (1861-1865). Afterwords, railroads transported mail more quickly, rendering the Butterfield Trail obsolete.
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Butterfield Trail in Indian Territory
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| HM Number | HM17IV |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | The Lake Atoka Reservation Association, The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, The City of Atoka, The City of Oklahoma City |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 12:32am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH [2] HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH [3] HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 765051 N 3810174 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.39906667, -96.11675000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 23.944', W 96° 7.005' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 23' 56.64" N, 96° 7' 0.30" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 580 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 700 N Mississippi Ave, Atoka OK 74525, US |
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