State Historical Landmark NO. 502

OAK GROVE STAGE STATION

Plaque Inscription: Oak Grove is one of the few remaining stations on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, which operated between San Francisco and two eastern terminals-St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee-from September 15, 1858 to March 2, 1861. During the Civil War the station was used as a hospital for nearby Camp Wright. 

Location: State Highway 79 (P.M. 49.4), Oak Grove,

San Diego County

GPS Coordinates:  33º23.25 N - 116º47.38 W

State Historical Landmark NO. 482

CAMP WRIGHT 

Plaque Inscription: Camp Wright, named for Brigadier General George Wright, United States Army, who commanded the Pacific Department and California District from 1861 to 1865, was first established October 18, 1861 on Warner's Ranch to guard the line of communication between California and Arizona. The camp was moved to this site by Major Edwin A. Rigg, First California Volunteers, about November 23, 1861 and was abandoned December 1866.

Location: State Highway 79 (P.M. 49.3),  Oak Grove, San Diego County.

GPS Coordinates:  33º23.18 N - 116º47.33 W

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