the australian overland telegraph line was built along the route taken by stuart. using his notes they were easily able to find water supplies and trees to make the poles. the accuracy of his maps made building the line much easier. his journey is remembered in the stuart highway, one of australia's major roads which joins port augusta to darwin. it follows much of the same route discovered by stuart. in june 1904, a statue of stuart was put up in adelaide. the royal geographical society of south australia has a wooden chair and table made by stuart in 1854.