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.
32.0457° N, 100.2460° W
Where to Find It
from Bronte, take US 277 north about 11 miles to roadside park
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Fort Chadbourne Bronte vicinity
- 2.7 mi SW Southern Overland Mail, 1858-1861 Robert Lee vicinity
- 3.4 mi SW Indian Rock Shelters
- 8.8 mi SE Site of Old Communities of Mazeland and Wilmeth Wilmeth
- 10.4 mi NE Valley Creek Station Bradshaw
- 10.5 mi S Townsite of Marie Norton