2 mi. SW of Higgins, Higgins, Oklahoma. County/parish: Latimer.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 13, 1972. NRIS 72001068.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.
Pusley's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located in what is now Latimer County, Oklahoma, on the south side of Gains Creek. The station was named for Silas Pusley, a trader and member of a prominent Choctaw family. In 1859, the Choctaw Council granted Pusley the right to build a bridge and tollbooth across Gains Creek near his station.
Pusley's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001068) in 1972. The listing included a contributing building, two contributing structures, and a contributing site.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86511339