Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lee Creek Road Segment

Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lee Creek Road Segment
Nearest city Cedarville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°40′20″N 94°20′53″W / 35.67222°N 94.34806°W / 35.67222; -94.34806Coordinates: 35°40′20″N 94°20′53″W / 35.67222°N 94.34806°W / 35.67222; -94.34806
Area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built 1858 (1858)
NRHP Reference # 09000770[1]
Added to NRHP September 29, 2009

The Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lee Creek Road Segment is a historic stretch of road in Crawford County, Arkansas. It is a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) segment of Lee Creek Road, which diverges from Arkansas Highway 220 north of Cedarville. This road section appears to closely follow the original alignment of the main road in the region in 1839, which connected Fayetteville and Van Buren. This road was used by the Butterfield Overland Mail service between 1858 and 1861. It is a gravel roadway about 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, with several deeply-cut sections.[2]

The road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lee Creek Road Segment" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-24.


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