Edward's Store — Attraction in Fanshawe

My husband and I stopped by Edwards Store Historical Site on the way home from Arkansas. The store was opened by Thomas Edwards (believed to be a family relation) in Indian Territory around 1858 and operated as a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route to California in 1868 when Thomas became the first postmaster in Red Oak. Today the site is under restoration, funded by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Access to the building is gated off but walking is still permitted up to the site through a pedestrian gate. There are signs and historical markers which identify the project and give a brief history of Edwards Store. If you're traveling on Highway 270 through Red Oak, OK, and you'd like to check this place out, Google Maps will do a fine job of getting...

You’re not able to go up to the old store anymore. The property is fenced in and locked with no signs for information if you will be able to see the store. Wish we could’ve...

Rare site along the Butterfield National historic Trail in Oklahoma, as it’s the last remaining structure. Great little adventure to see 175 year old piece of...