Wise County Historical Society, Inc.

WISE COUNTY HISTORICAL SITES

Butterfield Overland Centennial Trail Marker

Near 804 N. U.S. 287, Decatur, Texas 76234

A Texas 1936 Centennial Marker. In 1936, the State of Texas Legislature created a commission to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Texas independence from Mexico. A part of this celebration consisted of the placing of about 1,100 statues, and granite and bronze markers and monuments around Texas.

Through Decatur passed the Butterfield Overland mail line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861. The length of the route, 2,795 miles and the superior service maintained made this a pioneer enterprise of the first magnitude.

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