D.A.R. marker where Butterfield Overland Mail Road (circa 1858) crosses modern Highway 180 west of Albany. Near Butterfield’s Smith’s Station in Shackelford County.
D.A.R. marker where Butterfield Overland Mail Road (circa 1858) crosses modern Highway 180 west of Albany. Near Butterfield’s Smith’s Station in Shackelford County.
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