Soldier's Farewell Stage Station

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Soldiers Farewell Stage Station
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Nickname: 
Soldier's Farewell
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Coordinates: 32°21′24″N108°22′9″W / 32.35667°N 108.36917°W / 32.35667; -108.36917
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Grant County
Elevation
5,144 ft (1,568 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID894993 [1]

Soldiers Farewell Stage Station [2] was a stagecoach stop of the 1858-1861 Butterfield Overland Mail route before the company moved to the central route (former Pony Express route). West of "Soldiers Farewell Hill" on the west bank of a drainage arroyo, [3] the stop was on the Butterfield Overland Mail route (1858-1861) in Grant County, New Mexico. According to the Overland Mail Company Through Time Schedule, it was 150 miles (33½ hours) west of El Paso, Texas and 184½ miles (41 hours) east of Tucson, Arizona. Located 42 miles east of Stein's Peak Station and 14 miles southwest of Ojo de Vaca Station. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Soldiers Farewell Stage Station (894993)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  3. ↑ Google Maps
  4. ↑ List of Stations from New York Times, October 14 1858, Itinerary of the Route
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