Durant in Bryan County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Fisher Durant

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2025

1. Fisher Durant Marker

Inscription.
The Choctaw people traveled the “Long Walk” Trail of Tears from their eastern homes to settle in new Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory. The first home in Durant belonged to Fisher Durant and was located on the site of Northside or Dixon Durant Park. Of French Canadian and Choctaw descent Durant arrived in Indian Territory in 1832 with his full-blood Choctaw wife and children. His farm was located between Main (south) and Mulberry (north) Streets, and North First (east) and North Fourth (west) Avenues. Upon his death in 1876, Fisher Durant left his farm and homestead to his three sons — Dixon, Bessant, and Jesse. Dixon bought his brothers’ inheritance and became known as the founder of Durant. He was a minister and a prosperous realtor who controlled the early development of the city.

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 Trail of Tears series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 33° 59.492′ N, 96° 22.577′ W. Marker is in Durant, Oklahoma, in Bryan County. It is on North 1st Avenue (State Highway 78) just south of Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the east side of a concrete pedestal along

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the walkway in Market Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Evergreen Street, Durant OK 74701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw 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 New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Square Cafe (here, next to this marker); General Ira Eaker (here, next to this marker); Robert Lee Williams (here, next to this marker); Durant (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bryan County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bryan County V.F.W. Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The President's Home (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durant.

Also see . . .
1. Fisher Durant (Find A Grave).

(Pioneer Cemetery, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA) Excerpt: Fisher Durant, an half French - half Choctaw is the son of Pierre and Rachel Durant, who came along with his family through the "Trail of Tears" from Attala County, Mississippi in the removal of 1832. Pierre and Rachel had passed on during there long journey on the "Trail of Tears". His Father, Pierre Durant, died in Kiamitia County, I.T. somewhere near present day Hugo, OK.
Fisher Durant settled his family on a small hill to oversee an open prairie where Durant City Park sits today. Out of all of
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2025

2. Fisher Durant Marker
Looking east through the Market Square parking lot.
his 3 son's, Dixon D. Durant became successful to establish Durant Station, I.T. in 1872, then later Durant, OK. Fisher Durant is buried in The Pioneer Cemetery along with his family and son, Dixon Durant (founder of Durant, OK.)

(Submitted on October 21, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Durant, Oklahoma: The Louis, Pierre, Fisher, And Dixon Stories (laketexoma.com).

Excerpt: Fisher’s birthdate is unknown, but he was born in Attala, Mississippi, and he was an adult when he arrived in Indian Territory. The Indian Territory communities held a high respect for Fisher Durant’s family. Fisher Durant operated a stage outpost called both Fisher’s Station and Carriage Point where the Butterfield Stage came through with the mail. It was located at the head of Island Bayou, a 46-mile-long tributary of the Red River and formed the dividing line between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. Today, Fisher’s Station Road runs south off of SH 70 between Mead and Durant just a few miles east of Lake Texoma.

(Submitted on October 21, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.