Texas Historical Marker #04374

Route of the Southern Overland Mail Line. 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. #4374

?, Bronte vicinity, TX, United States