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Site of Epperson's Ferry

Maud, Bowie County

Marker Text

At this crossing, constructed by nature and used by Caddo Indians, early French and Spanish explorers, and travelers over Trammel's Trace, 1815, 1830, Mark Epperson before 1837 established a ferry used until the construction of a wooden bridge antedating the modern structure erected in 1924. Erected by the State of Texas 1936. SUPPLEMENTAL PLATE: 1956 This monument was removed to its present location when its original site, 7 miles southwest, was inundated by Lake Texarkana

Marker Details

Address US 67
Location Description Northwest corner of US 67 and Broadway, 0.4 mi. NE of US 67 and Lincoln St. Marker reported damaged (toppled) Jul. 2022. Restoration pending.
Marker # 9478
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker
Code water topics; transportation; Native Americans; exploration; pioneers
Latitude, Longitude 33.338392, -94.327711

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