Near Clever in Christian County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri 1858-1861
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 15, 2016
1. Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri — 1858-1861 Marker
Erected 1958 by State Historical Society of Missouri.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Butterfield Overland Mail, and the Missouri, The State Historical Society of series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 37° 3.991′ N, 93° 25.818′ W. Marker is near Clever, Missouri, in Christian County. It is on Highway ZZ 0.1 miles north of Honeysuckle Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Billings MO 65610, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sigel's Attack (approx. 2.2 miles away); Rout of Sigel's Column (approx. 2.3 miles away); Guibor's Battery (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Eye of the Storm (approx. 2.6 miles away); Price's Headquarters (approx. 2.8 miles away); Pulaski Arkansas Battery (approx. 2.8 miles away); A Union Plan / The Broken Pincer (approx. 2.8 miles away); What Would You Do? (approx. 2.8 miles away).
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Photographed by Duane Hall, October 15, 2016
2. Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri — 1858-1861 Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 15, 2016
3. View to Northeast from Highway ZZ
Photographed by Gregory William Wadley, November 4, 2024
4. Butterfield Overland Mail Route in Christian and Stone Counties
According the family in the area, the old log Station burned down in the Mid 1920's with family still living there. Their Aunt Vivian would convey stories about hearing the Battle of Wilsons Creek and seeing the Confederates. She was taken out of the burning station as a child.
Photographed by Gregory William Wadley, December 8, 2023
5. Swales still evident in the field east of Ashmore Station
Swales are 5'8" wide and a wagon wheel hub was found by a metal detector in the ground under the cedar tree in front of the nose of the tractor above. Also some cast iron pieces of metal and minie balls were found on the property. Owner was nice enough to mow the grass in the area to expose them before taking local Battlefield Volunteers and Historians on a tour of the farm. The swales are very deep in the forest to the east and can be viewed on LIDAR scans.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,260 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2024, by Gregory William Wadley of Fremont Hills, Missouri.
