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Route of the Southern Overland Mail Line

Bronte vicinity, Coke County

Marker Text

One mile southeast to Fort Chadbourne, a station on the Butterfield mail and stage line, which linked St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858 - 1861. The fort was established in 1852, occupied until its surrender to state forces in 1861, and garrisoned at times after the Civil War.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from Bronte, take US 277 north about 11 miles to roadside park
Marker # 4374
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Code roads
Latitude, Longitude 32.032484, -100.26071

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