Colbert's Ferry

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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]^[2]
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

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
↑ "Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office".

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

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Bryan County, Oklahoma

Achille	Bloomfield Academy Site

Bokchito	Armstrong Academy Site

Caddo	Caddo Community Building

Colbert	Colbert's Ferry Site

Durant	Bryan County Courthouse Durant Downtown Historic District Robert E. Lee School Oklahoma Presbyterian College State Highway No. 78 Bridge at the Red River Robert Lee Williams Public Library J. L. Wilson Building Carriage Point (Fisher's Station) Roberta School Campus

Kenefic	Fort McCulloch Nail's Station

Nida	Fort Washita

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Bryan County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

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

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