Butterfield Overland Trail Map

The stagecoach routes of the Butterfield Overland Mail. The Butterfield Overland Trail was eclipsed by the faster Pony Express in 1860 and Civil War bushwhackers and hostile Indians in the west spelled an end for the company by 1861. November 2008 Most recent update. Map of the Butterfield Overland Trail mail route through the southwestern United States.

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Butterfield Overland Trail Map. Relief shown in hachures. The map also indicates county lines Indian Territory towns cities roads railroads areas of elevation and bodies of water. The route that was operated extended from San Francisco California to Los Angeles then across the Colorado Desert to Fort Yuma then across New Mexico Territory via.

The twice-weekly mail delivery system traversed the nation from St. Items Map of the Butterfield Overland Trail mail route through the southwestern United States. Maps of the Route.

United States Historical Significance. The Southern Overland Trail also called the Butterfield after John Butterfield who had been awarded the contract to deliver mail along the countrys southern route was as remarkable as it was short-lived. Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

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