Historical Markers in Texas

Butterfield Overland Stage Line

Transport·Cooke County·Texas

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

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33.6372, -97.1350

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