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Black plaque № 19582

Denison, TX, United States

Colbert's Ferry. Established about 1853 by Benjamin F. Colbert. Across it came thousands of immigrants into Texas in the fifties. The stages of the Southern Overland Mail Line, which provided mail and passenger service between St. Louis and San Francisco, crossed there, 1858 to 1861. Abandoned in 19

31 when a highway bridge spanned the Red River. #7351

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