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'''Socatoon Station''', was a stagecoach station of the [[Butterfield Overland Mail]] between 1858-1861. It was located four miles east of [[Sacaton (village)|Sacaton]] a [[Maricopa]] village from which it took its name.<ref>[http://www.griccrmp.com/PDF%20Files/Peoples%20of%20the%20Middle%20Gila.pdf John P. Wilson, Peoples of the Middle Gila: A Documentary History of the Pimas and Maricopas, 1500's - 1945, Researched and Written for the Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, Arizona, 1998 (revised July 1999) Report No. 77, Las Cruces, New Mexico, p.137]</ref> This station was located 22 miles east of [[Maricopa Wells, Arizona|Maricopa Wells Station]] and 11 miles east of [[Casa Blanca, Arizona|Casa Blanca Station]] and 13 miles north of [[Oneida Station]].<ref name="War of the Rebellion">[http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/OR-S1-V50-P1-C062C.html 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]</ref>
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[[File:Sacaton Stage Station near the Pima Villages, Arizona, in 1876.jpg|thumb|"Sacaton Stage Station near the [[Pima Villages]], Arizona", 1876 watercolor by [[Joseph Basil Girard]] ([[Huntington Museum]] collection) ]]
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'''Socatoon Station''' was a stagecoach station of the [[Butterfield Overland Mail]] between 1858 and 1861. It was located {{convert|4|mi|spell=in}} east of [[Sacaton (village)|Sacaton]] at a [[Maricopa people|Maricopa]] village from which it took its name.<ref>[http://www.griccrmp.com/PDF%20Files/Peoples%20of%20the%20Middle%20Gila.pdf John P. Wilson, Peoples of the Middle Gila: A Documentary History of the Pimas and Maricopas, 1500s – 1945, Researched and Written for the Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, Arizona, 1998 (revised July 1999) Report No. 77, Las Cruces, New Mexico, p. 137] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711130007/http://www.griccrmp.com/PDF%20Files/Peoples%20of%20the%20Middle%20Gila.pdf |date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> This station was located {{convert|22|mi}} east of [[Maricopa Wells, Arizona|Maricopa Wells Station]], {{convert|11|mi}} east of [[Casa Blanca, Arizona|Casa Blanca Station]] and {{convert|13|mi}} north of [[Oneida Station]].<ref name="War of the Rebellion">{{Cite web |url=http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/OR-S1-V50-P1-C062C.html |title=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. 1017–18, Distances from Los Angeles, Cal., eastward to Mesilla, NM Territory |access-date=January 12, 2014 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721171324/http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/OR-S1-V50-P1-C062C.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The location of the station was on the route of the [[Southern Emigrant Trail]] at the first camp on the Gila River after crossing the desert from [[Tucson]]. It was a stopping place for the [[San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line]] in 1857-58 before becoming the site of a Butterfield station.<ref>[http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/m1/147/ Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859], Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas</ref> After the Civil War, it was again used as a stage station by other stage lines.
The location of the station was on the route of the [[Southern Emigrant Trail]] at the first camp on the Gila River after crossing the desert from [[Tucson]]. It was a stopping place for the [[San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line]] in 1857–58 before becoming the site of a Butterfield station.<ref>[http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/m1/147/ Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859], Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas</ref> After the Civil War, it was again used as a stage station by other stage lines.

==See also==
* [[Pima villages]]
* [[Sacate, Arizona]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 17 May 2024

"Sacaton Stage Station near the Pima Villages, Arizona", 1876 watercolor by Joseph Basil Girard (Huntington Museum collection)

Socatoon Station was a stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland Mail between 1858 and 1861. It was located four miles (6.4 km) east of Sacaton at a Maricopa village from which it took its name.[1] This station was located 22 miles (35 km) east of Maricopa Wells Station, 11 miles (18 km) east of Casa Blanca Station and 13 miles (21 km) north of Oneida Station.[2]

The location of the station was on the route of the Southern Emigrant Trail at the first camp on the Gila River after crossing the desert from Tucson. It was a stopping place for the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in 1857–58 before becoming the site of a Butterfield station.[3] After the Civil War, it was again used as a stage station by other stage lines.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John P. Wilson, Peoples of the Middle Gila: A Documentary History of the Pimas and Maricopas, 1500s – 1945, Researched and Written for the Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, Arizona, 1998 (revised July 1999) Report No. 77, Las Cruces, New Mexico, p. 137 Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "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. 1017–18, Distances from Los Angeles, Cal., eastward to Mesilla, NM Territory". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859, Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas
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