(4-01) 1858 first Butterfield Overland Stage carrying mail from St. Louis to San Francisco

(4-01) Map in previous photo. Oklahoma Historical Society Site Marker Nearby: Butterfield Overland Mail. Site of Boggy Depot. Here was located a stage stand of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route, under Act of Congress, March 8, 1857. First mail stage arrived here in September, 1858, enroute to San Francisco. Service continued until the outbreak of the War Between the States