Historical Marker
Butterfield Overland Stage Line
Historical marker location:
SH 18, S of Grandfalls, Grandfalls, Texas
( On SH 18 about 2 miles S of Grandfalls)
Marker installed: 1936
One of the longest stage routes ever established, the Southern Overland Mail Line (Butterfield Route) which provided semi-weekly service St. Louis to San Francisco, 1858-1861.
Followed substantially the route of this highway through Ward County.