Foyil in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Foyil Filling Station
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 7, 2025
1. Foyil Filling Station Marker
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has been placed on the
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of Historic Places
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Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 36° 26.059′ N, 95° 31.187′ W. Marker is in Foyil, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It is on Andy Payne Boulevard south of East 4th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12243 Andy Payne Blvd, Claremore OK 74017, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Cherokee Nation, in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country, and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1928 Route 66 Footrace (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Andrew Hartley Payne (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park (approx. 4 miles away); Claremore Mound (approx. 7.3 miles away); Clement Vann Rogers (approx. 8.4 miles away); Daugherty Pathway (approx. 8.4 miles away); Will Rogers Airport (approx. 8½ miles away); Pryor Creek Bridge (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Foyil.
Regarding Foyil Filling Station.
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In 1898, 21 year old Thomas B. Millard and two other companions left Cumberland County, Tennessee and came to Foyil, Indian Territory scouting for business opportunities. Tom bought lot 12 of block 12 in April 1923 where he would build the Foyil Filling Station before selling the property to his brother William J. Millard and moving to Texas in October 1926. William J. Millard sold the property to George W. Vincent and his wife Violet in October 1931. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent sold the property to Joseph Floyd Shaffer in June 1937 but he had already been operating the station as early as 1932. Floyd Shaffer, who was the brother in-law of the original owner Tom Millard, ran the station for the next 33 years until the mid 1960s when it ceased operating as a filling station.
Also see . . . Eoyil Filling Station. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2025
2. Foyil Filling Station Marker
Marker is between the doors at the top.
Courtesy of Kean Isaacs, 1950/60
3. Foyil Filling Station
Owner Floyd Shaffer is pictured in front of the station in the 1950s. Local resident Kean Isaacs is restoring the station.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on May 15, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
