| Marker Number |
4374 |
| Atlas Number |
5081004374 |
| Marker Title |
Route of the Southern Overland Mail Line |
| Index Entry |
Southern Overland Mail Line, Route of the |
| Address |
|
| City |
Bronte vicinity |
| County |
Coke |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
380957 |
| UTM Northing |
3544731 |
| Subject Codes |
roads |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Bronte, take US 277 north about 11 miles to roadside park |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| 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. |
