Marker Number |
9478 |
Atlas Number |
5037009478 |
Marker Title |
Site of Epperson's Ferry |
Index Entry |
Epperson's Ferry, Site of |
Address |
US 67 |
City |
Maud |
County |
Bowie |
UTM Zone |
15 |
UTM Easting |
376442 |
UTM Northing |
3689589 |
Subject Codes |
water topics; transportation; Native Americans; exploration; pioneers |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
Northwest corner of US 67 and Broadway, 0.4 mi. NE of US 67 and Lincoln St. Marker reported damaged (toppled) Jul. 2022. Restoration pending. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
Damaged |
Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker |
Marker Text |
At this crossing, constructed by nature and used by Caddo Indians, early French and Spanish explorers, and travelers over Trammel's Trace, 1815, 1830, Mark Epperson before 1837 established a ferry used until the construction of a wooden bridge antedating the modern structure erected in 1924. Erected by the State of Texas 1936. SUPPLEMENTAL PLATE: 1956 This monument was removed to its present location when its original site, 7 miles southwest, was inundated by Lake Texarkana |