For twenty-昀椀rst-century travelers, the Butter昀椀eld in Oklahoma offers a pleasant couple of days exploring back roads and off-the-beaten-path historic sites. One of the challenges of 昀椀nding the trail today is that most of it, except what has been incorporated into modern byways, is behind barbed wire fences and locked gates. Luckily, in 1958 the Oklahoma Historical Society placed roadside markers at the sites of Butter昀椀eld relay stations to commemorate the trail’s centennial, and most of the monuments are still intact and accessible. Relay stations provided fresh teams of horses or mules so the stages could Tandy Walker was governor of the Choctaw keep going, night and day. Passengers Nation when the 昀椀rst westbound Bu琀琀er昀椀eld stage could also embark or disembark at these passed through. He ran a Bu琀琀er昀椀eld relay station spots. In the Indian Territory, the stands at Skullyville, near present-day Spiro. Courtesy were operated primarily by Choctaw Oklahoma Historical Society. and Chickasaw citizens living on or near Walker’s Station originated as the Choctaw Agency the mail road, some of whom obtained circa 1832. It was destroyed by 昀椀re in 1947, at which concessions from their governments to time it was the oldest structure in Oklahoma. charge tolls to non-citizens for use of road improvements such as bridges and turnpikes. A dozen stations dotted the stage line across Oklahoma, an average of sixteen miles apart. Walker’s Station at Skullyville was the easternmost. The trail then ran southwest through Red Oak, Wilburton, Atoka, and Boggy Depot before reaching the Red River at Colbert’s Ferry. The site of Walker’s Station occupies a spot on a quiet country lane just outside Spiro. It originated as the Choctaw Agency, established about 1832 to manage the Choctaw removal from the western end, and to distribute annuities to Choctaw citizens. By 1858, the agency house served as the home 23