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Home California Tulare County County Lindsay Butterfield Stage Route

Butterfield Stage Route

SW corner of Hermosa St (Ave 228) and State Hwy 65, 1 mi W of Lindsay, Lindsay, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 12' 11.3508", -119° 6' 18.1008"
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This route, following an earlier emigrant trail, was laid out in the 1850s as part of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road. It was used from 1858 to 1861 by the Butterfield Overland Mail stages to carry the first overland mail service on a regular schedule between St. Louis and San Francisco.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
Butterfield Stage Route Historical Marker Location Map, Lindsay, California Map