Vallecito Stage Depot (Station)

San Diego County · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park · location approximate

A reconstruction (1934) of Vallecito Stage Station at the edge of the Great Colorado Desert. Original was built 1852. Important stop on first official transcontinental route, serving the San Diego-San Antonio ("Jackass") mail line (1857-1859), the Butterfield Overland Stage Line, and the southern emigrant caravans.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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