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.