Old Mail Route: Catoosa, OK

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Hey, Friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to show you the historic marker for an old mail route in present-day Catoosa, Oklahoma. Let’s get started!

Historic Marker Transcription

“About ½ mile S-W is the site of Fort Spunky, a relay station on the Old Star Mail between St. Louis and California. After the War Between the States, Catoosa was founded as the post office with John Gunter Schrimsher (1835-1905) an uncle of Will Rogers as Post-Master.”

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2705 North Highway 66,

Catoosa OK 74015

*TRAVEL TIP: This historic marker is on the same property as the Blue Whale of Catoosa.

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