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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
Butterfield-Overland Stage Line is a historical marker in Gainesville, Cooke County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Cooke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6379, -97.1332 near Gainesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is G. H. Ragsdale (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fairview Cemetery, Hebrew Congregation Emanuel of Gainesville Cemetery, and Davis, William Owen.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5097000590. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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