When was the butterfield route used

The entire trip across the West took an average of twenty-one to twenty-three days and cost a passenger two hundred dollars. Now, for example, westbound mail could be sent from the East Coast by rail to St.

Louis, Missouri, or to Memphis, Tennessee. There it transferred to horse-drawn stages. The two routes joined at Fort Smith, Arkansas. From Arkansas the Butterfield route followed a path first recommended by Capt. Randolph B. Marcy after his expedition from El Paso to Fort Smith in Of the several alternate routes that had been explored, this southern road had less rough terrain and less snow than encountered on the northern routes.

The pathway stretched southwest to Colbert's Ferry on the Red River. California State Parks invites you to learn about the history of stage lines to California.

Our online articles tell about how people traveled in the era before the automobile. You can also find out about the state parks and museums where you can see the original stages, that once traveled the dusty roads of California in the 19th century.

Learn about the amazing feat of the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage. The stage operations, which began in between St. Louis and San Francisco, revolutionized mail and passenger service. Traveling 24 hours a day, the 2,mile trip took an unheard-of 25 days! The road provides a unique opportunity to share the experiences of the nineteenth-century travelers who braved the rough roads from Missouri to California. For additional information: Ahnert, Gerald T. Canastota, NY: Canastota Pub.

Conkling, Roscoe P. The Butterfield Overland Mail, — Glendale, CA: A. Clarke Company, Greene, A. Denton: University of North Texas Press, Ormsby, Waterman L. The Butterfield Overland Mail. Root, Frank A. The Overland Stage to California. Topeka, KS: Rose, F. Nancy Hendricks Arkansas State University.

Gerald T. Ahnert Syracuse, New York. Thanks Neal. Let me make sure I understand though. If so, do you have a location for it. Or do I have the right station, just not the correct location on it? And, last, the trail I have drawn currently follows the Apache Pass Road. Should it be following further south and down the draw to the southeast?