Historical Marker
The Butterfield Trail
Historical marker location:
El Paso, Texas
( from westbound IH - 10 exit #19A onto Mesa Street proceed north (right) about 1 mile, turn east (right) onto Rim Road follow Rim Road until it merges into Scenic Road continue east on Scenic Road to Mount Franklin Scenic Area, El Paso)
Marker installed: 1962
Eastward U.S. Highway 62-180 in places parallels the famous Butterfield Overland Mail Route, which ran from Tipton, Mo. to San Francisco. Traveling 1200 miles in 14 days, the first stage arrived in El Paso September 30, 1858. Out some 25 miles on this same route is Hueco Tanks, an early day Indian rendezvous and watering stop, while 154 miles from El Paso is the world renowned Carlsbad Caverns National Park, discovered in 1901.
1962.