BUTTERFIELD STATION

When I lived in Yuma old timers there assured me that this adobe structure was a remnant of the Butterfield Stage Station. I never had reason to doubt it until I realized that this site on Araz Road is only about 3.5 miles east of Jaeger's and not even on the Butterfield route. The next station west of Yuma would have been at Ogilby. Most likely these adobes are the remnant of some farmer's barn.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

March 31st 2015
BUTTERFIELD TRAIL Southern states coveted a transcontinental railroad link to California that could operate year around. It was proposed to Congress by Senator Gadsden of South Carolina but the route passed through Northern Mexico and that was not acceptable. In 1853 Gadsden was made Ambassador to Mexico with extraordinary powers to negotiate the purchase of lands needed for the rai ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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