Historical Marker

Site of Epperson's Ferry

Historical marker location:

Maud, Texas

( 1 mi. northeast of Maud on US 67)

At this crossing, constructed by nature and used by Caddo Indians, early French and Spanish explorers, and travelers over Trammel's Trace.

Mark Epperson before 1837 established a ferry used until the construction of a wooden bridge antedating the modern structure erected in 1924.