Butterfield Stage Centennial run through northeast Arkansas, September 18-19, 1958 [Old Stage Coach Road Marker, view 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. [1958]

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Butterfield Stage Centennial run through northeast Arkansas, September 18-19, 1958 [Old Stage Coach Road Marker, view 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. [1958]

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Part of a group of negatives taken for September 28, 1958, Arkansas Gazette article "Caravan Had Royal Welcome in State," 5F:1. People celebrated the Overland Mail Centennial caravan, which commemorates John Butterfield and his Overland Mail Company from the 1860s. Butterfield traveled from Missouri to San Francisco, California, with his Concord Coach to haul passengers and mail. Pictured is a marker that reads, "Old Stage Coach Road. This old road was part of the first Overland Mail route, St. Louis to San Francisco. First trip 1858, last 1861. Longest, greatest and best conducted stage and mail route in the world, 2795 miles. Service twice weekly. Fare $200. Time 25 days. 140 stations enroute for exchange of horses and passengers. Service ended by Civil War. Marked by Pea Ridge National Park Association."

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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Deane, Ernie

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Butterfield Overland Stage Line

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Butterfield, John, 1801-1869

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Overland Mail Company

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The Butterfield Overland Mail Company, organized in 1857, carried mail between St. Louis and San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War forced it to move north to the central overland route. It was known as the Central Overland and Pike's Peak Express Company until it was reorganized and Gen. Bela M. Hughes was elected president of the Overland Mail Company in 1861. From the description of Records of the Overland Mail Company, 1850-1898 (bulk 1850-1887). (Huntington Library, A...