Butterfield Overland Mail - Revision history

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	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>		From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

−	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route~~ ~~in favor of the [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route~~ Central Overland ~~Route~~] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] (See also [[Pony Express]] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.	+	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [[Central Overland Trail]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] (See also [[Pony Express]] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===

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−	''[[United States\|United States~~ ~~]] ~~>  ~~[[United States Migration Internal\|Migration~~ ~~]] ~~>  ~~[[US Migration Trails and Roads\|Trails and Roads~~ ~~]] ~~>  ~~[[Butterfield_Overland_Mail\|Butterfield Overland Mail]]''	+	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads\|Trails and Roads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Butterfield_Overland_Mail\|Butterfield Overland Mail]]''

−	[[Image:{{ButterfieldMap}}]][[Image:{{Stagecoachi}}]]<br>	+	[[Image:{{ButterfieldMap}}]][[Image:{{Stagecoachi}}]]<br>

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===
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	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>		From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

−	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] (See also [[Pony Express]] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.	+	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] (See also [[Pony Express]] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===
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	=== Sources  ===		=== Sources  ===

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	{{Arizona\|Arizona}}{{Arkansas\|Arkansas}}{{California\|California}}{{Missouri\|Missouri}}{{New Mexico\|New Mexico}}{{Oklahoma\|Oklahoma}}{{Tennessee\|Tennessee}}{{Texas\|Texas}}		{{Arizona\|Arizona}}{{Arkansas\|Arkansas}}{{California\|California}}{{Missouri\|Missouri}}{{New Mexico\|New Mexico}}{{Oklahoma\|Oklahoma}}{{Tennessee\|Tennessee}}{{Texas\|Texas}}

	[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] [[Category:Missouri]] [[Category:Arkansas]] [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Oklahoma]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:New_Mexico]] [[Category:Arizona]] [[Category:California]]		[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] [[Category:Missouri]] [[Category:Arkansas]] [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Oklahoma]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:New_Mexico]] [[Category:Arizona]] [[Category:California]]

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	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>		From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

−	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.	+	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] (See also [[Pony Express]] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===

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	[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] [[Category:Missouri]] [[Category:Arkansas]] [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Oklahoma]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:New_Mexico]] [[Category:Arizona]] [[Category:California]]		[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] [[Category:Missouri]] [[Category:Arkansas]] [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Oklahoma]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:New_Mexico]] [[Category:Arizona]] [[Category:California]]

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	''[[United States\|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration ]] >  [[US Migration Trails and Roads\|Trails and Roads ]] >  [[Butterfield_Overland_Mail\|Butterfield Overland Mail]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration ]] >  [[US Migration Trails and Roads\|Trails and Roads ]] >  [[Butterfield_Overland_Mail\|Butterfield Overland Mail]]''

−	[[Image:{{ButterfieldMap}}]][[Image:{{Stagecoachi}}]]<br>	+	[[Image:{{ButterfieldMap}}]][[Image:{{Stagecoachi}}]]<br>

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===
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		+	{{California\|California}}

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	In 1853 the [[United States\|United States]] bought the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase Gadsden Purchase] from [[Mexico\|Mexico]]. This was land in what is now [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]] and [[Arizona\|Arizona]] south of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_River Gila River]. It was purchased in order to have a snow-free route from the rest of the United States to [[California\|California]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gadsden Purchase" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>		In 1853 the [[United States\|United States]] bought the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase Gadsden Purchase] from [[Mexico\|Mexico]]. This was land in what is now [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]] and [[Arizona\|Arizona]] south of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_River Gila River]. It was purchased in order to have a snow-free route from the rest of the United States to [[California\|California]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gadsden Purchase" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

−	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[~~Portal:Oklahoma\|~~Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>	+	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.		In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.
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	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chadbourne Fort Chadbourne], Texas (central west Texas)		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chadbourne Fort Chadbourne], Texas (central west Texas)
−	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert%27s_Ferry Colbert's Ferry], Indian Territory (on Red River near Colbert, [[~~Portal:Oklahoma\|~~Oklahoma]])	+	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert%27s_Ferry Colbert's Ferry], Indian Territory (on Red River near Colbert, [[Oklahoma]])
	*Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]		*Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]
	*Tipton, [[Missouri]] (near Jefferson City) railroad to St. Louis		*Tipton, [[Missouri]] (near Jefferson City) railroad to St. Louis

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	=== Settlers and Records ===		=== Settlers and Records ===

−	Most of the settlers who used this stage line would have settled in [[California\|California]]. [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], and [[~~Portal:Tennessee\|~~Tennessee]] are the most likely origins of people who used this route.	+	Most of the settlers who used this stage line would have settled in [[California\|California]]. [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], and [[Tennessee]] are the most likely origins of people who used this route.

	No known passenger lists are available.		No known passenger lists are available.

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	In 1853 the [[United States\|United States]] bought the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase Gadsden Purchase] from [[Mexico\|Mexico]]. This was land in what is now [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]] and [[Arizona\|Arizona]] south of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_River Gila River]. It was purchased in order to have a snow-free route from the rest of the United States to [[California\|California]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gadsden Purchase" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>		In 1853 the [[United States\|United States]] bought the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase Gadsden Purchase] from [[Mexico\|Mexico]]. This was land in what is now [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]] and [[Arizona\|Arizona]] south of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_River Gila River]. It was purchased in order to have a snow-free route from the rest of the United States to [[California\|California]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gadsden Purchase" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

−	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[~~Portal:Texas\|~~Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>	+	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.		In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.
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	*Yuma, [[Arizona\|Arizona]]		*Yuma, [[Arizona\|Arizona]]
	*Tucson, Arizona		*Tucson, Arizona
−	*Franklin (near El Paso), [[~~Portal:Texas\|~~Texas]]	+	*Franklin (near El Paso), [[Texas]]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chadbourne Fort Chadbourne], Texas (central west Texas)		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Chadbourne Fort Chadbourne], Texas (central west Texas)
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert%27s_Ferry Colbert's Ferry], Indian Territory (on Red River near Colbert, [[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]])		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert%27s_Ferry Colbert's Ferry], Indian Territory (on Red River near Colbert, [[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]])

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	In 1853 the [[United States\|United States]] bought the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase Gadsden Purchase] from [[Mexico\|Mexico]]. This was land in what is now [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]] and [[Arizona\|Arizona]] south of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_River Gila River]. It was purchased in order to have a snow-free route from the rest of the United States to [[California\|California]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gadsden Purchase" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>		In 1853 the [[United States\|United States]] bought the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase Gadsden Purchase] from [[Mexico\|Mexico]]. This was land in what is now [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]] and [[Arizona\|Arizona]] south of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_River Gila River]. It was purchased in order to have a snow-free route from the rest of the United States to [[California\|California]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gadsden Purchase" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

−	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[~~Portal:Missouri\|~~Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Portal:Texas\|Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>	+	From 1857 to 1861 a mail and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_coach stage coach] route was used called the '''Butterfield Overland Mail''', or '''Oxbow Route''', or '''Butterfield Overland Stage'''. The route went from eastern terminals at St. Louis, [[Missouri]] and Memphis, [[Tennessee\|Tennessee]] and joined at Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]. From there it went through Indian Territory ([[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]]), El Paso ([[Portal:Texas\|Texas]]), [[New Mexico\|New Mexico]], Yuma ([[Arizona\|Arizona]]), Los Angeles, and San Francisco, [[California\|California]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo Wells Fargo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Express#History American Express] companies operated this stage coach and mail service contract.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

−	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[~~Portal:Missouri\|~~Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.	+	In 1861 Congress discontinued this mail route in favor of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Overland_Route Central Overland Route] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] and telegraph) to California (St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] to Placerville, California).<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Central Overland Route" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Overland_Route (accessed 4 July 2009). </ref>In 1881 a route like the old Butterfield Overland Mail was followed by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad\|Southern Pacific Railroad]] from Los Angeles to El Paso.

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===
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	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert%27s_Ferry Colbert's Ferry], Indian Territory (on Red River near Colbert, [[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]])		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert%27s_Ferry Colbert's Ferry], Indian Territory (on Red River near Colbert, [[Portal:Oklahoma\|Oklahoma]])
	*Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]		*Fort Smith, [[Arkansas\|Arkansas]]
−	*Tipton, [[~~Portal:Missouri\|~~Missouri]] (near Jefferson City) railroad to St. Louis	+	*Tipton, [[Missouri]] (near Jefferson City) railroad to St. Louis
	*St. Louis, Missouri<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>		*St. Louis, Missouri<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Butterfield Overland Mail" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfield_Overland_Mail (accessed 4 July 2009).</ref>

	=== Settlers and Records ===		=== Settlers and Records ===

−	Most of the settlers who used this stage line would have settled in [[California\|California]]. [[~~Portal:Missouri\|~~Missouri]], [[Illinois]], and [[Portal:Tennessee\|Tennessee]] are the most likely origins of people who used this route.	+	Most of the settlers who used this stage line would have settled in [[California\|California]]. [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], and [[Portal:Tennessee\|Tennessee]] are the most likely origins of people who used this route.

	No known passenger lists are available.		No known passenger lists are available.