Fisher's Station

Carriage Point
Location 4 mi. W of Durant, Oklahoma in Bryan County
Nearest city Durant, Oklahoma
Coordinates 33°59′7″N 96°27′16″W / 33.98528°N 96.45444°W / 33.98528; -96.45444Coordinates: 33°59′7″N 96°27′16″W / 33.98528°N 96.45444°W / 33.98528; -96.45444
Built 1858
NRHP reference # 72001058[1][2]
Added to NRHP June 29, 1972

Fisher's Station, also known as Carriage Point, was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route and the Texas Road in Indian Territory. It was located at the head of Island Bayou in what is now Bryan County, Oklahoma. Island Bayou was then the dividing line between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. From March 23, 1869, to February 6, 1871, the Carriage Point post office existed at the site and it is generally referred to by that name in the area. The Fishers were a well known Choctaw family.

Fisher's Station (Carriage Point) was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001058) in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".

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
Colbert's Ferry		 13
miles		 Fisher's Station 14
miles		 Next station East
Nail's Station
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