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Here ran the Southern Overland Mail Line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861. The length of the route, 2,795 miles, and the superior service maintained made this a pioneer enterprise of first magnitude.
Butterfield Stageline is a historical marker in Jacksboro, Jack County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Jack County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2165, -98.1592 near Jacksboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gulf, Texas & Western Railroad Depot, Former (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cross, G. D., Sewell Park, and Jack County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5237000588. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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