1November 17, 1841, the route from Epperson's Ferry to Jonesboro was
changed so as to commence at the county seat of Bowie County and
proceed thence to Dekalb, Clarksville, and Jonesboro. (Gammel, Laws
of
Texas,
II, 676.) The route from Myrtle Springs to Fulton, Arkansas, was
changed so as to commence at the county seat of Bowie County, and go
via, Colonel Charles Morris's and David Lane's to Fulton, Arkansas.
(Gammel, Laws
of
Texas,
II, 676.)