Fillibusters Camp
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Fillibuster Camp was a Butterfield Overland Mail
stage station, its former site is located just north of Old Highway 80 on the east side of S Ave 34 East, east of Wellton, Arizona
on Wellton Mesa, Yuma County, Arizona
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Fillibuster Camp acquired the name because it was the site from which Henry A. Crabb led an 1856 expedition
into Sonora, Mexico
to help put Ignacio Pesqueira into power. At the time Crabb was suspected of trying to conquer Sonora like the fillibuster William Walker had done only a few years prior. Crabb's venture resulted in the death of all but one or two of the expedition and the beheading of Crabb. The site then served as a station for the Butterfield Overland Mail
in 1858 and 1859. It was 18 miles southeast of Swiveler's Station
, 19 miles west of Peterman's Station
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Butterfield Overland Mail
The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail was a stagecoach route in the United States, operating from 1857 to 1861. It was a conduit for the U.S. mail from two eastern termini, Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri, meeting Fort Smith, Arkansas, and continuing through Indian Territory, New Mexico,...
stage station, its former site is located just north of Old Highway 80 on the east side of S Ave 34 East, east of Wellton, Arizona
Wellton, Arizona
Wellton is a town in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,862. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wellton is located at ....
on Wellton Mesa, Yuma County, Arizona
Yuma County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.4% White*2.0% Black*1.6% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*20.8% Other races*59.7% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
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Fillibuster Camp acquired the name because it was the site from which Henry A. Crabb led an 1856 expedition
Crabb Massacre
The Crabb Massacre was the culmination of the eight day Battle of Caborca. It was fought between Mexico and their O'odham allies against American forces in April of 1857. Due to the outbreak of the Reform War in Mexico, the rebel Ygnacio Pesquiera invited the American politician Henry A...
into Sonora, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to help put Ignacio Pesqueira into power. At the time Crabb was suspected of trying to conquer Sonora like the fillibuster William Walker had done only a few years prior. Crabb's venture resulted in the death of all but one or two of the expedition and the beheading of Crabb. The site then served as a station for the Butterfield Overland Mail
Butterfield Overland Mail
The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail was a stagecoach route in the United States, operating from 1857 to 1861. It was a conduit for the U.S. mail from two eastern termini, Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri, meeting Fort Smith, Arkansas, and continuing through Indian Territory, New Mexico,...
in 1858 and 1859. It was 18 miles southeast of Swiveler's Station
Dome, Arizona
Dome is a ghost town located in Yuma County, in southwestern Arizona, United States. Originally Swiveler's Station, 20 miles east of Fort Yuma, on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, a post office was established here in 1858...
, 19 miles west of Peterman's Station
Peterman's Station
Peterman's Station, a ranch and stage station located along the Gila River. It was first established by a man named Peterman, in 1857 along the route of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, later a station of its successor, the Butterfield Overland Mail, 19 miles east of Fillibuster Camp, 12 miles...
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