In the late 1850s, a massive stagecoach network connected the eastern United States to California. One of the stops along this historic route was the Oak Grove Stage Station, built in 1858 to serve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1858, when Visalia was about six years old, the tiny settlement welcomed a transportation feature that would transform Visalia, ...

Prologue: Where It All Began -- Part I. Setting the Stage-Metaphorically Speaking -- New Mexico Territory...or Is This Arizuma? -- Texas : Ignored but Never Forgotten -- California at the Center -- ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Butterfield Overland Trail, a 2,800-mile, 19th-century stage route from Missouri to California, is under consideration to become a national historic trail. The Butterfield, ...

The entire route of the Butterfield Overland Trail has been designated a national historic trail by Congress, including two portions that cross Arkansas. Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman of Rogers ...

In 1858, when Visalia was about six years old, the tiny settlement welcomed a transportation feature that would transform Visalia, California and indeed the nation – the Butterfield Overland Stage.