This Block was the Site of the Stage Station
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This block was the site of the stage station of the Southern Overland Mail line which connected St. Louis and San Francisco with a semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This block was once the El Paso stop on the Butterfield Southern Overland Mail, the ambitious stagecoach line that carried passengers and mail between St. Louis and San Francisco. From 1858 to 1861, twice-weekly coaches linked the far corners of a growing nation across a vast stretch of frontier, until the coming of the Civil War severed the southern route.
Why it matters
The Overland Mail knit East and West together on the eve of the Civil War, a vital link before the transcontinental railroad.
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- · Butterfield Southern Overland Mail
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