Marking the Butterfield: Retracing the Indian Territory Segment of the 1858-61 Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road (open access)

Marking the Butterfield: Retracing the Indian Territory Segment of the 1858-61 Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road

In 2018 the National Park Service recommended that the Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road be designated a National Historic Trail. Sixty years earlier, OHS staff marked this important trade and transit route with historical markers. This article retraces the road, describing the landmarks as they appeared on the 1958 trek as well as their present conditions.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Dragoo, Susan Penn
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tryphena (open access)

Tryphena

Article chronicles the author's search for the identity of the person residing in a grave inscribed with "Tryphena's Grave."
Date: Summer 1931
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[The Branding Iron.] (Atoka, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 23, 1884 (open access)

[The Branding Iron.] (Atoka, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 23, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Atoka, Indian Territory that was the "Official Paper of the Choctaw Nation." Coverage includes local, territory, and United States news, along with livestock brand listings and advertising.
Date: February 23, 1884
Creator: Roberts, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History