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
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	72001057 [1]
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, Oklahoma.

Benjamin F. 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

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

Sources

• Britton, Morris L. "Colbert's Ferry". Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. (accessed August 19, 2006).
• Morrison, W.B. "Colbert's Ferry on Red River, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory: Recollections of John Malcolm, Pioneer Ferryman," Chronicles of Oklahoma 16:3 (September 1938) 302-314 (accessed August 16, 2006).

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Colbert's Ferry

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