Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Butterfield Stage Company

1858

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

1. Butterfield Stage Company Marker

Inscription. The Butterfield Stage Company begins service to Morgan Hill

Erected by Morgan Hill Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 37° 8.069′ N, 121° 39.459′ W. Marker is in Morgan Hill, California, in Santa Clara County. It can be reached from Monterey Highway south of Wright Avenue. The ceramic marker is mounted to a metal stand in the spiral Centennial History Trail rose garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17860 Monterey Highway, Morgan Hill CA 95037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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Burnett School (here, next to this marker); Virginia Mae Days (here, next to this marker); Mushroom Mardi Gras (here, next to this marker); Santa Clara and Pajaro Railroad (here, next to this marker); 21 Mile House (here, next to this marker); St. Martin Catholic Church (here, next to this marker); [Morgan Hill] Centennial Project (here, next to this marker); De Anza Expedition 1775 - 1776 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan Hill.

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1. Morgan Hill Times: Butterfield Blvd. now a road to somewhere.

"The famed St. Louis to San Francisco Butterfield Overland Express Stage route went through town, straight up Monterey, then called El Camino Real. The 17-Mile House, now a park at the southwest corner of West Edmundson and Monterey Road was a Butterfield stage stop while the express operated in the early 1860s, delivering mail and newspapers to news-starved Californians."

(Submitted on December 28, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

2. Morgan Hill Historical Society: Centennial History Trail.

"The Morgan Hill Centennial History Trail was created
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

2. Butterfield Stage Company Marker
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Morgan Hill. Starting at the center marker and then proceeding along an expanding spiral trail, you will pass approximately 100 raised post markers describing events in the history of Morgan Hill and the surrounding area."

(Submitted on December 28, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.