Near Catoosa in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Old Mail Route

Will Rogers Memorial Highway

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 25, 2023

1. Old Mail Route Marker

Inscription. About ½ mile S-W is the site of Fort Spunky, a relay station on the Old Star Mail between St. Louis and California. After the War Between the States, Catoosa was founded as the post office with John Gunter Schrimsher (1835-1905) an uncle of Will Rogers as Post-Master.

Erected by Mr. & Mrs. Carl R. Mathews. (Marker Number A-21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list.

Location. 36° 11.621′ N, 95° 43.961′ W. Marker is near Catoosa, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It can be reached from North Highway 66 (U.S. 66) 0.2 miles east of East Apache Street (Oklahoma Highway E0570), on the left when traveling east. Marker is located in the Blue Whale Amusement Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2705 North Highway 66, Catoosa OK 74015, 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: The History of the Blue Whale (within shouting distance of this marker); Blue Whale, Catoosa, Oklahoma (within shouting distance of this marker); The H. Tom Kight, Jr. Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Route 66 Motels

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(approx. 7 miles away); Marshal D. Roberts Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away); Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21 (approx. 9.2 miles away); Evans (approx. 9.2 miles away); Tulsa, Oklahoma (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catoosa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mojo's Famous BBQ, Catoosa, Oklahoma (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Michael Kindig, May 21, 2003

2. Old Mail Route Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2013

3. Old Mail Route Marker

Blue Whale in background

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,150 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 2. submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 3. submitted on August 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.