Near Eloy in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Stage Station and Homestead

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

1. Stage Station and Homestead Marker

Inscription. In 1879 the Southern Pacific Mail and Stage Line Company built a one-room adobe station and mesquite corral. It was a horse changing and water stop on the route from the railroad station at Picacho for passengers going to Florence and beyond. In 1913, rancher Juan Verdugo recorded it as a homestead; in 1917 he added a room and raised the roof. About the same time a ranch school was built to the north. In 1920, the property returned to the State. Later, area ranchers leased the land, using the building as bunkhouses and storage until the late 1980's.

Erected by Hohokam Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc. and Arizona Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 32° 49.406′ N, 111° 26.184′ W. Marker is near Eloy, Arizona, in Pinal County. It is on North Start Road 1.3 miles west of South Brady Pump Road, on the left when traveling west. Note: North Start Road is a primitive, unmaintained, dirt road.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eloy AZ 85131,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

in the San Carlos Apache Nation,

and specifically in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Coolidge Woman's Club (approx. 11.8 miles away); Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail / Camp 21: El Aquituni (approx. 12.2 miles away); Mormon Battalion Trail (approx. 12.4 miles away); Memorial to the 1st California Cavalry Volunteers (approx. 12½ miles away); Ghost Town of Adamsville (approx. 12.6 miles away); Disrespected, Then Protected (approx. 13.2 miles away); Why Build the Casa Grande? (approx. 13.2 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 13.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle at Picacho (was approx. 12½ miles away

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

2. Stage Station and Homestead Marker

but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

3. Stage Station and Homestead Marker

Stage Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

4. Stage Station

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

5. Stage Station

Inside of Stage Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

6. Inside of Stage Station

Ranch School and Stage Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

7. Ranch School and Stage Station

Ranch School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

8. Ranch School

Mesquite Corral image. Click for full size.

Photographed by S.D. Casmer, August 27, 2013

9. Mesquite Corral

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2013. This page has been viewed 5,423 times since then and 189 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 30, 2013. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.