The Butterfield or California Trail - San Angelo, TX
N 31° 33.048 W 100° 30.494
14R E 356841 N 3491633
Marker is on U.S. 87, 0.6 miles south of March Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at a roadside picnic area accessible only from the southbound lanes of US 87.
Waymark Code: WM17QDJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2023
Views: 1
Inscription.
The Butterfield or California Trail
Established 1849
Crossed at this Point
Marked by the Pocahontas Chapter D.A.R.
1928
Erected 1928 by Pocahontas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Road of Trail Name: Butterfield Overland Mail/Buterfield Stage
State: Texas
County: Tom Green County
Historical Significance:
Butterfield Overland Mail was the main transcontinental U.S. mail route from 1857-1861 and carried passengers making it a major land routes for immigration to California for the gold rush.
The California Trail referred to on the maker is "Marcy's California Trail" https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493609/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Road
Years in use: 4
How you discovered it:
DAR sites in Texas.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
900 Miles on the Butterfield Trail
Website Explination:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail
Why?:
To get to California to the gold fields.
It carried U.S. Mail and passengers.
Directions:
Marker is on U.S. 87, 0.6 miles south of March Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at a roadside picnic area accessible only from the southbound lanes of US 87.
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