By the early-to-mid-19th century, settlers laid a telegraph line along the road (it continued south from Springfield to Fort Smith, Arkansas). It then was called the "Wire Road" and later the "Old Wire Road" after the telegraph line came down.
In the early 1800s, settlers installed a telegraph line along the road (it stretched south from Springfield to Fort Smith, Arkansas). It was known as the "Wire Road" and later referred to as the "Old Wire Road" following its cessation of use.