Peterman's Station Explained

Peterman's Station
Settlement Type:Locale
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Name2:Yuma
Elevation Ft:299
Timezone:MST (no DST)
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:32.7681°N -113.8147°W

Peterman's Station is a historic locale, site of a ranch and stage station located along the Gila River. It was first established by a man named Peterman, in 1857 along the route of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, later a station of its successor, the Butterfield Overland Mail, 19 miles east of Filibuster Camp, 12 miles west of Griswell's Station.

Isaiah C. Woods, operating manager of the San Antonio–San Diego Mail while establishing the route, described Peterman's Station on his return from San Diego on November 9, 1857:

By the time of the Civil War Petermans was called Mohawk Station in Union Army reports.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Chapter LXII. Operations on the Pacific Coast. January 1, 1861–June 30, 1865. Part I, Correspondence. pp. 1017–1018, 1056 Distances from Los Angeles, Cal., eastward . July 28, 2011 . July 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721171324/http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/OR-S1-V50-P1-C062C.html . dead .