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Through Decatur passed the Butterfield 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 the first magnitude.
Butterfield Overland Stage Line is a historical marker in Decatur, Wise County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 91 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 162 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2399, -97.5969 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gose Trees (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank of Decatur, Colonel Absalom Bishop, and Wise County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013755. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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