Edwards Store

Edwards Store is an Oklahoma historical marker in Latimer County.

Latimer County · at the intersection of US-270 and Turkey Creek Road, three miles east of Red Oak

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The Edwards Store served as a meal stop for stage drivers and passengers on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route between 1859 and 1861. From 1868 to 1888, it served as the first post office for the town of Red Oak. The post office closed after the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company platted the present Red Oak townsite.

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