Planning for Arkansas portion of Butterfield National Historic Trial gets underway

Officials gathering inputon route that spans 8 states

Traffic passes Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, past a sign promoting Arkansas 265 as a Heritage Trail that follows the original Butterfield Stagecoach route in Fayetteville. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Traffic passes Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, past a sign promoting Arkansas 265 as a Heritage Trail that follows the original Butterfield Stagecoach route in Fayetteville. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)

FAYETTEVILLE -- Representatives from the National Park Service met Thursday evening with local residents, city representatives, planners, history buffs and those with family ties to kick off the planning process for the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail.

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