Stage Station Marker

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El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Stage Station

By Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

1. Stage Station Marker

Inscription. This block was the site of the stage station of the Southern Overland Mail line which connected St. Louis and San Francisco with a semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 5090.)

Location. 31° 45.41′ N, 106° 29.315′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. Marker is at the intersection of South El Paso Street and East Overland Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South El Paso Street. Click for map. Marker is on the Southeast corner. Marker is in this post office area: El Paso TX 79901, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Montgomery Building (within shouting distance of this marker); La Patria Newspaper (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Hotel Paso Del Norte (about 400 feet away); A City Is Born (about 400 feet away); Pioneer Plaza (about 600 feet away); El Paso (about 600 feet away); Fray García de San Francisco (about 600 feet away); The First Kindergarten in Texas (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in El Paso.

By Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

2. Stage Station Marker

By Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

3. Stage Station Marker

Marker is in the center of the photo.

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 34 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.