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Description
Butterfield mail stages used this route starting 1858 to 1861. Before 1850, it was a Yokut Indian trail. In 1853-1855, a U.S. government survey established the route as the "Los angles-Stockton Road. In 1857, U. S. Congress gave a contract to John butterfield, granting 320 acres for each way station. Stations were about 20 miles apart and stages would change horses, drivers and food at the larger places.
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image
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Copy Slide
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cvicl_003296 tcu0001
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