Salina in Mayes County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Chouteau's Post

Photographed by Michael Manning, April 11, 2011

1. Chouteau's Post Marker

Inscription. Oldest permanent American settlement in the state. Grew out of Chouteau's fur trade at St. Louis, with Osages after they settled this region in 1802 from Missouri. Improvements here in 1817 became residence of Col. A.P. Chouteau, West Point grad. Noted in western U.S. Official life and for many posts in Indian trade.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 158.)

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 Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 36° 17.561′ N, 95° 8.923′ W. Marker is in Salina, Oklahoma, in Mayes County. It is at the intersection of East Ferry Street (State Highway 20) and South Saltwell Street, on the right when traveling east on East Ferry Street. Located in the parking lot on the southwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 South Saltwell Street, Salina OK 74365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Cherokee Nation

and in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country.

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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Locust Grove (approx. 6½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.4 miles away);

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Nathaniel Hale Pryor (approx. 9.4 miles away); Cabin Creek (approx. 13.7 miles away); 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry (approx. 13.7 miles away); Confederate Soldiers (approx. 13.7 miles away); 6th Kansas Cavalry (approx. 13.7 miles away); 14th Kansas Cavalry (approx. 13.7 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2013, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,528 times since then and 85 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 16, 2013, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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