Trahern's Station

Trahern's Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	9 mi. W of Shadypoint, Shadypoint, Oklahoma
Coordinates
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1858
NRHP Reference #	72001073
Added to NRHP	April 25, 1972

Trahern's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located in what is now Le Flore County, Oklahoma. The station was named for Judge James N. Trahern, the stage agent. Trahern was a Choctaw Indian and a long-time county judge for Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation.

Trahern's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001073) in 1972.

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Trahern's Station, 2015

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 23, 2006).

Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory
Next station West Holloway's Station	19 miles	Trahern's Station	16 miles	Next station East Walker's Station