Northeast Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Trading Post

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 12, 2025

1. Trading Post Marker

Inscription. A frontier trading post supplied goods to meet peoples' needs. Supplies arrived by train or wagon, which left shelves empty until the next delivery. The most popular items included flour, coffee, sugar, canned goods (called "airtights"), cooking pots and water pails, cloth, gunpowder and ammunition. Rather than use money, one could trade animal pelts, woven blankets and baskets, and ceramic pottery for these goods.

Trading posts brought many cultures together. Post managers often spoke and understood native and European languages. Spanish became the most common language in the South and West. French prevailed in the North. Sign language also proved vital to those that did not share a spoken language.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 32.087′ N, 97° 29.018′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Northeast Oklahoma City. It is on NE 63rd Street half a mile NE 66th Street when traveling west. The trading post and marker are on the

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Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 NE 63rd Street, Oklahoma City OK 73111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country.

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 walking distance of this marker: Diné Bikéyah (a few steps from this marker); Sod House (a few steps from this marker); The Place Home (a few steps from this marker); The Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Train Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Kiowa (within shouting distance of this marker); Akaraarataa'u' (within shouting distance of this marker); Caddo (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 12, 2025

2. Trading Post Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.