The Old Wire Road... what an intriguing name. It has a nostalgic
ring to it and an aura of mystique. There is something about it
that makes one want to know more.
Called by many names down through history, forever to be remembered
as "The Old Wire Road" where it crosses the battlefield
It should be understood that there were many trails bearing the
same names. Multiple trails were called Osage Trace and Telegraph
Road, and the Butterfield Route would later go through Kansas after
the war began)
Osage Trace (used for generations by migrating Indians. The
Osage moved south during summer months for hunting, then north
during winter) Wilson's Creek was in an area dominated by Osage
until about 1812, then Kickapoo and Delaware's until about 1830.
All tribes had moved, or been driven west by 1832.
The Fayetteville Road (originally a trail laid out in 1836
between Versailles, Missouri and Fayetteville, Arkansas) (referred
to by those in Arkansas as the "Springfield Road"). During this
time period, "roads" were usually named by the locals by the next
large town.
The Butterfield Overland Mail Route (1858 to 1861 mail by train
to Tipton, Missouri, then south along Fayetteville Road to Fort
Smith - part of 2,800 mile trip to San Francisco, California)
The Military Road (1861-1865 Springfield became military depot -
road used as main avenue for supply and troops south )
The Telegraph Road (telegraph arrived in Springfield in 1860 and
extended to Fort Smith during Civil War)
The Old Wire Road (after automobile's made paved roads a
necessity, the old trail was forever to be known as the "Old Wire
Road")
This is cache is located off The Old Wire Road. This is located
right off the road side on a rural road that doesnt see much
traffic unless it is from the residents which are few in numbers.
Should be an easy park and grab, and I hope you enjoy the view on a
historic road, it is beautiful during the fall and spring, and if
doing this at night you get a great view of the night sky! Please
bring your own pen, this is log only.