▁between ▁M ud town , ▁Cross ▁H ollow s , ▁and ▁Cal la han ' s ▁Ta vern ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁F ay ette ville ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Fitz ger ald ▁Station ▁likely ▁benef ited ▁from ▁its ▁reputation ▁among ▁travel ers ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁But ter field ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁Today , ▁the ▁road ▁running ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Fitz ger ald ▁Station ▁is ▁called ▁Old ▁W ire ▁Road , ▁pay ing ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁te legraph ▁lines ▁that ▁eventually ▁supp l anted ▁the ▁horse - power ed ▁mail ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁But ter field ▁Tra il . ▁Highway ▁ 2 6 5 ▁runs ▁along ▁Old ▁W ire ▁Road ▁near ▁the ▁property , ▁and ▁roughly ▁follows ▁the ▁original ▁stage ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁The ▁trail ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁But ter field ▁Tra il ▁and ▁the ▁Tra il ▁of ▁T ears ▁( N or thern ▁Route ) ▁within ▁the ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁Heritage ▁Tra ils ▁Network , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Tra il ▁of ▁T ears ▁within ▁the ▁National ▁Historic ▁Tra il ▁System . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Ark ansas ▁Arch ae ological ▁Survey ▁conducted ▁a ▁remote ▁sens ing ▁survey ▁using ▁magnetic ▁grad i ometry ▁and ▁electric ▁resist ivity ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁historic ▁ta vern , ▁log ▁cabin ▁house , ▁or ▁original ▁w agon ▁path ▁through ▁the ▁property . ▁The ▁group ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁log ▁cabin ▁and ▁ta vern