The sign tells the tale of the Butterfield Overland Mail. “It was an interesting time,” the executive director emeritus of the History Museum on the Square, John Sellars, said. “They were ...

The Butterfield Overland Trail, the first transcontinental route for mail delivery by stagecoach in the mid-1800s, was approved for recognition by the National Park Service as a national historic ...

In 1857, his Butterfield Overland Stage Co. was awarded a$600,000 government contract to carry mail from St. Louis to ... the company that put Temecula on the map. Contact John Hunneman at ...

It was an important transportation corridor for the western migration and settlement of our country, and the beginning of an overland mail delivery system. In New Mexico, the Butterfield ...

The Butterfield Overland Mail started in 1857 ... The visitor center has water, restrooms, books, maps and other items.

The Butterfield Overland Trail, the first transcontinental route for mail delivery by stagecoach in the mid-1800s, has been approved for recognition by the National Park Service as a national historic ...

TIPTON, Mo. - When John Butterfield stepped off the Pacific Railroad at the end of the line west in Tipton on Sept. 16, 1858, he then embarked on the historic, first overland mail route.

By 1860, the Butterfield Overland Mail Company was widely considered a success. However, the steady dissolution of the union, financial woes and the increased efficiency of its competitors ...

Passengers and mail were transported across the 2,800-mile Butterfield Overland Mail route in 25 days. In 1857, John Butterfield of Utica, New York, successfully won a six-year, $600,000-per-year ...

Once part of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route, this scenic drive offers a quiet, powerful glimpse into the state’s rugged past and untouched beauty. 'Big beautiful bill' could be 'most ...