Colbert’s Ferry

Colbert’s Ferry is an Oklahoma historical marker in Bryan County.

Bryan County · on River Road/E 2205 Road, approximately 2.5 miles south of Colbert

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In 1857, Congress created the Butterfield Overland Mail Route to carry mail and passengers between St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and points west. It was the first real transcontinental link between the Atlantic states and the Pacific Coast of the United States. There were 12 stations along a 197-mile route in Oklahoma, including Colbert’s Ferry. This marker commemorates the site of the Butterfield stage stop at Colbert’s Ferry.

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