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

Marker size: 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite)

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

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