Site of Old Spearman's Ferry
Operated along with a mill by E. B. Smith during the Republic of Texas. Bought by John Spearman in 1850. At this site in 1870 the state authorized a toll bridge. Fees ranged from 2 cents for a sheep to $1 for an 8-horse team and loaded wagon. This was at Big Cypress Bayou on Pittsburg-Jefferson Stage Road.
32.9093° N, 94.7135° W
Where to Find It
US 259 about 1 mi. south of Lone Star
Nearby Markers
- 2 mi N Iron Bluff Cemetery Lone Star
- 3.2 mi W Riley Cemetery Pittsburg
- 4.4 mi S Tarver's Ferry Gilmer
- 4.5 mi NE Harris Chapel Cemetery Hughes Springs
- 5.4 mi SW Col. John Hamilton McNairy Coffeeville
- 5.5 mi SW Old Coffeeville, C. S. A. Gilmer