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A report of the author's four year search through Conway and Pope counties as he explored the disappearing route once taken by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company stagecoaches as they sped from Memphis to San Francisco.Why, you may ask, is this search worthy of such an effort? From September of 1858 to March of 1861, Arkansas was a vital link in the longest stagecoach line in the world. The importance of this route is reflected in the January 2023 decision of the U. S. Congress and President Biden to declare this route "The Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail."This National Historic…mehr

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A report of the author's four year search through Conway and Pope counties as he explored the disappearing route once taken by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company stagecoaches as they sped from Memphis to San Francisco.Why, you may ask, is this search worthy of such an effort? From September of 1858 to March of 1861, Arkansas was a vital link in the longest stagecoach line in the world. The importance of this route is reflected in the January 2023 decision of the U. S. Congress and President Biden to declare this route "The Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail."This National Historic Trail played a vital role as it drastically improved communication and transportation between California and the east coast.
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Dr. Bob Crossman graduated from Russellville High School 50 years ago, and has lived Conway the past 35 years. His wife, Marcia Swain, is a native of Morrilton. They will celebrate their 52nd anniversary this year.Bob is the author of seven books on the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail.He has thirteen books that are now in print, and has sold over 35,000 copies of his books on Amazon and through dozens of other booksellers.He is a member of the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Association, Oregon California Trails Association, Arkansas Historical Association, Faulkner County Historical Society, and the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.Dr. Crossman received a B.A. from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and received graduate and post-graduate degrees from SMU in Dallas, Texas.