1/11/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
SW corner of Hermosa St (Ave 228) and State Hwy 65, 1 mi W of Lindsay - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
1/11/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/11/1997 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 12.151, W 119 6.254
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Butterfield Overland Mail Route
This route, following an earlier emigrant trail, was laid out in the 1850s as part of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road. It was used by the Butterfield Overland Mail stages between St. Louis and San Francisco from 1858 to 1861. This was the first overland mail operated on a regular schedule.