Historical Marker
Butterfield Overland Stage Line
Historical marker location:
Gainesville, Texas
( Grand Avenue and Star, Gainesville.)
Marker installed: 1936
Gainesville was a station on the Southern Overland Mail Line (Butterfield Route), which provided semi-weekly mail and stage service between St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858-1861. The line was 2795 miles long--one of the longest stage transportation routes ever established.
1964.