Butterfield Overland Mail - Elkton, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 37° 51.150 W 093° 25.484
15S E 462634 N 4189534
Points the direction to relay station near here.
Waymark Code: WM3TFN
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Marker Erected by: State Historical Society of Missouri.
Date Marker Erected: 1958.
County of Marker: Hickory County.
Location of Marker: MO-83 & MO-H, Elkton.

Marker Text:

BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL
IN MISSOURI - 1858~1961
The Andrew James Franklin Yoast Relay Station in Hickory County, 92 miles from the Tipton Terminus, was about 2 miles south of Elkton.

History of Mark:
The Yoast relay station operated only in 1858, then the relay station moved about a half mile west of the Yoast location (shown below), this will be clarified more when I enter the marker for the Yoast station.

Additional point: N 37° 49.416 W 093° 25.842

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