Colbert's Ferry

Colbert's Ferry Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Nearest city	Colbert, Oklahoma
Coordinates	33°49′13″N 96°31′20″W / 33.82028°N 96.52222°W / 33.82028; -96.52222Coordinates: 33°49′13″N 96°31′20″W / 33.82028°N 96.52222°W / 33.82028; -96.52222
Built	1853
NRHP Reference #	72001057 ^[1]^[2]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1972

Colbert's Ferry was an important Red River crossing between Texas and Indian Territory from about 1850 to 1899. Both the Texas Road and the Butterfield Overland Mail route crossed here. It was located about a half-mile southeast of present–day Colbert, Bryan County, Oklahoma; the nearest town on the Texas side of the river is Denison.

Benjamin F. "Frank" Colbert established the ferry in the Chickasaw Nation and later operated Colbert's Station at the same location when the Butterfield Overland Mail company established its stage route. The Colbert post office was opened November 17, 1853, with Walter D. Collins as postmaster.

Colbert's Ferry was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001057) in 1972. Only the footings of B.F. Colbert's house are still visible.

References

↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".

Sources

Britton, Morris L. (June 12, 2010). "Colbert's Ferry". Handbook of Texas. Denton, TX: Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
Morrison, W.B. (September 1938). "Colbert's Ferry on Red River, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory: Recollections of John Malcolm, Pioneer Ferryman". The Chronicles of Oklahoma 16 (3) (Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Historical Society). pp. 302–314. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

External links

National Register of Historic Places in Bryan County, Oklahoma

Achille	Bloomfield Academy Site

Bokchito	Armstrong Academy Site

Caddo	Caddo Community Building

Colbert	Colbert's Ferry Site

Durant	Bryan County Courthouse Durant Downtown Historic District Robert E. Lee School Oklahoma Presbyterian College State Highway No. 78 Bridge at the Red River Robert Lee Williams Public Library J. L. Wilson Building Carriage Point (Fisher's Station) Roberta School Campus

Kenefic	Fort McCulloch Nail's Station

Nida	Fort Washita

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Bryan County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

Butterfield Overland Mail in Indian Territory
Next station West Sherman, Texas	13½ miles	Colbert's Ferry	13 miles	Next station East Fisher's Station

Butterfield Overland Mail 6th Division Stations

Valley Creek Mountain Pass Phantom Hill Smith's Station Clear Fork Franz's (Francis') Fort Belknap Station Murphy's Jacksboro

1858-60	Earhart's Conolly's Davidsen's Gainesville Diamond's March 1861.

1860-61	Bridgeport White Rock Decatur Denton Pilot Point

Sherman Station - Located 15 miles from Diamond's Station. Colbert's Ferry - Located 13¹⁄₂ miles from Sherman Station, ferry crossing of the Red River to Indian Territory.

Butterfield Overland Mail 7th Division Stations

Colbert's Ferry Fisher's Nail's Boggy Depot Geary's Waddell's Blackburn's Pusley's Riddle's Holloway's Trahern's Walker's Fort Smith Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route"". New York Times. October 14, 1858.

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