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| ID Number |
72001074 |
| Historic Name |
CHOCTAW AGENCY-WALKER STATION |
| Description of Significance |
THE CHOCTAW AGENCY-WALKER STATION SITE, ALSO KNOWN AS OLD SKULLYVILLE, WAS AN IMPORTANT CHOCTAW TOWN BEGINNING IN THE MID-1800S. SETTLED SHORTLY AFTER REMOVAL, THIS COMMUNITY WAS SETTLED BY FULL AND PART BLOOD CHOCTAWS AND WAS THE DISTRIBUTION SITE FOR FEDERAL AID. IT WAS HOME TO NUMEROUS WELL KNOWN CHOCTAW FAMILIES, SUCH AS THE MCCURTAINS. WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL, THE COMMUNITY BECAME AN IMPORTANT STOP ON THE ROUTE, KNOWN AS WALKER STATION. ALL THAT REMAINS TODAY IS A PIPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCAL SPRING AND A GRAVEYARD. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 5/5/1972. |
| Current Name |
OLD SKULLYVILLE |
| Address |
I MILE NE OF SPIRO |
| City |
SPIRO VICINITY |
| County |
LEFLORE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
SE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 SECTION 18 |
| Township |
9N |
| Range |
26E |
| Type |
SITE |
| Historic Function |
DOMESTIC: VILLAGE SITE |
| Current Function |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: NATIVE AMERICAN |
| Area Significance 2 |
TRANSPORTATION |
| Date Prepared |
JUNE 1971 |
| Year Built |
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| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
N/A |
| Architectural Style |
N/A |
| Roof Material |
N/A |
| Wall Material |
N/A |
| Window Material |
N/A |
| Door Material |
N/A |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
RUINS |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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