Vallecito-Butterfield Stage Station

19 Miles

One of the chief remaining landmarks of famous old stage line. Coaches and spring wagons carried passengers and mail. Stations were built at 20-mile intervals. The first stage on the line left St. Louis on September 15, 1858.

Marker is on California Route 78, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB