Date Original
undated
Description
This collection consists of one map of dry weather route of Butterfield Stage Coach through Crawford County, Arkansas, date unknown.
Biographical/Historical Note
Butterfield's Overland Mail Company was the first to successfully carry overland transcontinental mail by stagecoach through Arkansas. It ran from 1858-1861 and was the longest stagecoach line in the world at the time, its length 2,812 miles. It played a major role in the settlement and development of Arkansas and the American West before the Civil War.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Crawford County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.087.029
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Butterfield Stage Coach dry weather route through Crawford County, SMC.087.029
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Butterfield Stage Coach dry weather route through Crawford County, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
