Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Tulsa's First Post Office
Photographed by Kevin Hoch, February 17, 2017
1. Tulsa's First Post Office Marker
Erected 1936 by The Oklahoma Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1879.
Location. 36° 6.276′ N, 95° 58.098′ W. Marker is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. It is on S Troost Ave, on the right when traveling south. Located in the middle of a small park on the corner of S Troost Ave and and E 41st St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tulsa OK 74105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation and specifically in the Cherokee Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Perryman Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Westhope (approx. 0.9 miles away); Aaronson Mansion (approx. 1.9 miles away); William G. Skelly House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Swan Lake (approx. 2.1 miles away); Tulsa's First Oil Strike
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Photographed by Kevin Hoch, February 17, 2017
2. Tulsa's First Post Office Marker
Marker as seen from benches in front of it, showing statue at the site
Photographed by Kevin Hoch, February 17, 2017
3. Tulsa's First Post Office Marker
Marker as seen from the road
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2017, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,688 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2017, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
