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Butterfield Overland Stage Line |
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Grand Avenue and Star, Gainesville,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 38' 13.87407999984",
-97° 8' 5.82016999992"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Gainesville was a station on the Southern Overland Mail Line (Butterfield Route), which provided semi-weekly mail and stage service between St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858-1861. The line was 2795 miles long--one of the longest stage transportation routes ever established. 1964
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Butterfield Overland Stage Line Historical Marker Location Map, Gainesville, Texas
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