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Oak Grove Stage
Station
Occupied in 1858 by Warren Hall, division superintendent,
Butterfield Overland Mail, which operated between San
Francisco and the eaqster termini, St. Louis and Memphis,
from September 15, 1858 to March 2, 1861. The first mail
stage from the east driven from Fort Yuma by Warren Hall
and Jacob Bergman passed here October 6, 1858.
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| From the Guidebook: |
Oak Grove is
one of the few remaining stations on the Butterfield Overland
Mail route, which operated between San Francisco and two
eastern terminals-St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee-from
September 15, 1858 to March 2, 1861. During the Civil
War the station was used as a hospital for nearby Camp
Wright.
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