Oatman Flat Station
| Oatman Flat Station | |
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| Oatman Flat Station | |
  Oatman Flat Station Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′14.40″N 113°9′21.6″W / 33.0040000°N 113.156000°WCoordinates: 33°00′14.40″N 113°9′21.6″W / 33.0040000°N 113.156000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Maricopa |
| Elevation[1] | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
Oatman Flat Station later Fourr's Stage Station, was a stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland Mail located along the Gila River in Maricopa County, Arizona. The site was located 20 miles east of Flap-Jack Ranch and 20 miles west of Murderer's Grave Station.[2] It was located near the Gila River at Oatman Flat[3] nearby to the east of the Oatman Grave, of the family of Royse Oatman that were buried there along the Southern Emigrant Trail following their massacre by Yavapai in 1851.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oatman Flat
- ↑ List of Stations from New York Times, October 14, 1858, Itinerary of the Route
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oatman Flat
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oatman Grave
External Links
- Ruins of Oatman Flat Stage Station, Oatman, AZ, c. 1910, from Sharlot Hall Museum Transportation Image Collection; Sharlot Hall Museum Transportation Collection
- Graves Along the Butterfield Trail In Arizona--Why are they disappearing? Posted by Gerald T. Ahnert on April 4, 2013 at 7:22am in The Bucket. See 1970 photo of the ruin of the of Fourr's Stage Station and includes the site of the Fourr family graves and nearby location of the original Oatman Flat Station.
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