Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station
Overland Mail stagecoach stop in California in Oak Grove, California. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station is a stage station in the western foothills of the Laguna Mountains, in northern San Diego County, California. It is located on State Route 79, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Warner Springs and Warner's Ranch. The station was built on the site of Camp Wright, an 1860s Civil War outpost.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 13 mi. NW of Warner Springs on CA 79, Oak Grove, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000222 |
| Type of place | stage station |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, California Historical Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 13 mi. NW of Warner Springs on CA 79, Oak Grove, CA |
| Coordinates | 33.38573, -116.79123 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail · 42 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Oak Grove Campground 0 mi · Fry Creek Campground 6 mi · Observatory Campground 6 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000222. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.