Antelope Hill, Arizona
Summit in Arizona
Antelope Hill, formerly Antelope Peak, is a summit, at an elevation of 804 feet, near the Gila River in Yuma County, Arizona.[1]
Antelope Peak was a landmark for travelers on the trails and roads along the course of the Gila River in previous centuries. It was a location of a camp and watering place on the Southern Emigrant Trail, it was nearby the site of the Butterfield Overland Mail, Antelope Peak Station, a later stagecoach station located 15.14 miles east of Mission Camp, which replaced its older Filibusters Camp stage station.[2][3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antelope Hill
- ^ "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. CHAPTER LXII. OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. JANUARY 1, 1861–JUNE 30, 1865. PART I., CORRESPONDENCE., p.1056, itinerary of the marches from Fort Yuma to Pima Villages, made by Lieutenant-Colonel West". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. CHAPTER LXII. OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. JANUARY 1, 1861–JUNE 30, 1865. PART I., CORRESPONDENCE., pp.1017-1018, Distances from Los Angeles, Cal., eastward to Mesilla, NM Territory". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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Butterfield Overland Mail 3rd Division Stations
- Swiveler's
- Mission Camp
- Filibusters Camp
- Antelope Peak
- Peterman's (Mohawk)
- Texas Hill
- Griswell's
- Flap-Jack Ranch
- Burke's
- Oatman's Flat
- Murderer's Grave
- Gila Ranch
- Desert
- Maricopa Wells
- Casa Blanca
- Socatoon
- Oneida
- Blue Water
- Picacho
- Pointer Mountain
- Tucson
Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route"" (PDF). New York Times. October 14, 1858.
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32°42′14″N 114°00′57″W / 32.70389°N 114.01583°W / 32.70389; -114.01583
