Historical Marker Program

Colbert’s Ferry

Bryan County
Location: on OK-91/N Franklin Street in Colbert
Coordinates: 33.853621, -96.502471
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: American Indians; Government; Social/Cultural; Transportation; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Colbert’s Ferry, authorized by the Chickasaw Nation, was located about three miles south of the present town of Colbert on the Red River. Benjamin F. Colbert owned the ferry, which was utilized by the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. The Colbert post office was established on November 17, 1853, by Walter D. Collins, postmaster.