Soldier's Farewell Stage Station Explained

Official Name:Soldiers Farewell Stage Station
Settlement Type:Locale
Nickname:Soldier's Farewell
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label Position:none
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grant County
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5144
Coordinates:32.3567°N -108.3692°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:894993[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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. 2013-08-03.
  3. Google Maps
  4. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1858/10/14/78877651.pdf List of Stations from New York Times, October 14 1858, Itinerary of the Route