Whoa Nellie!
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by habu!
Hidden:
10/31/2008
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The Vallecito - Butterfield Stage Stop historical marker is one of
the few remaining landmarks that remind us of the famous stage line
of the 1850s and 1860s.
John Butterfield of New York was awarded the contract in 1859 to
carry mail and people from San Francisco to the Mississippi River.
His company spent a year planning and laying out the route. By the
time the first stage was ready, Butterfierld Overland had 1500
employees, constructed 80 stations, purchased 200 mail wagons and
owned 1,200 head of livestock.
The first trip started from San Francisco on September 15, 1858
and the first train carring mail left St. Louis the next day. The
first cross country trip from St. Louis to San Francisco took 23
days, 23 and 1/2 hours.
The company suspended operations over this route when the Civil
War started and moved this route North going thru Salt Lake City
and Sacramento.
The completion of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1869 marked the
end of the stage route.
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Current time: 11/21/2009 4:44:00 AM
Last Updated: 11/13/2009 5:09:07 PM
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