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CHL No. 471 Butterfield Stage Route - Tulare

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NO. 471 BUTTERFIELD STAGE 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 from 1858 to 1861 by the Butterfield Overland Mail stages to carry the first overland mail service on a regular schedule between St. Louis and San Francisco.

Location

Highway 65 and West Hermosa Street, Lindsay, CA 93247
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Notes

The state plaque is actually on North Fremont Dr. which runs along the southwest side of Highway 65.

NO. 471 BUTTERFIELD STAGE ROUTE