Butterfield Overland Mail stage route
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic mail route
|
| gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:California gptkb:New_Mexico gptkb:Oklahoma gptkb:Texas |
| gptkbp:designation |
gptkb:National_Historic_Trail_(2023)
|
| gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first transcontinental mail service in the United States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Butterfield Overland Mail stage route
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 2,800 miles
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:John_Butterfield
|
| gptkbp:notableStation |
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkb:El_Paso,_Texas gptkb:Fort_Smith,_Arkansas gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Butterfield_Overland_Mail_Company
|
| gptkbp:operationalPeriod |
1858-1861
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
mail and passenger service
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Central_Overland_Route
|
| gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri |
| gptkbp:transportation |
stagecoach
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|