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| Landmark #471 | Tulare County | Visited: July 13, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This route, following an earlier emigrant trail, was laid out in the 1850s as part of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road. It was used from 1858 to 1861 by the Butterfield Overland Mail stages to carry the first overland mail service on a regular schedule between St. Louis and San Francisco.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: SW corner of Hermosa St (Ave 228) and State Hwy 65 1 mi W of Lindsay, CA 93247 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~170mi (274km) — 2.9hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |