• Newcastle,  

  Young County

Butterfield Overland Stages

• The Butterfield Overland Stages connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly service, 1858-1861, traversed this county, with a station at Fort Belknap.

• Address

  SH 251 South of Newcastle

• Directions

  Ft. Belknap, SH 251, about 3 mi. south of Newcastle

• Marker #

  587

• Dedicated:

  1936

• Size, Type:

  1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)

• Code:

  communications; roads; stagecoach routes, stands, etc.

• Latitude

  -98.73957078

• Longitude

  FALSE