El Paso International Airport / The Butterfield Trail / Refinery

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El Paso International Airport

One of the nation's finest and busiest major airports and general aviation centers, dedicated in 1928. Elevation is 3,936 feet with a total area of 3,878 acres and tremendous runways measuring up to 12,000 feet. Strict liaison ...

Butterfield Overland Trail

South Central Region

Overland mail stage line,

St. Louis to San Francisco

1858-1861

Forerunner to the Pony Express

Marker is on Calle de Guadalupe, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Butterfield Trail

Stagecoaches of the Butterfield Overland Mail Co. began carrying passengers and mail from St. Louis to San Francisco, across southern New Mexico, in 1858. The 2,795-mile journey took 21-22 days. In 1861 the service was re-routed through Salt Lake City. ...