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