From Sumac Trees to Superhighway: The Butterfield Stage Route Through Northwest Arkansas

Episode 44 is available for download.
(1:08:00 minutes, 23.5 MB, MP3)

Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Butterfield Stagecoach run through Northwest Arkansas with John McLarty, assistant director of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, and Susan Young, Shiloh Museum outreach coordinator. Susan discusses the history of the Butterfield line, and shares some first-hand accounts of stagecoach travel in Northwest Arkansas, while John focuses on modern roadways which follow the stagecoach route today. They are both on the board of Heritage Trail Partners, an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of historic roadways in Northwest Arkansas. Recorded August 20, 2008.