Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Ghost of an old stage stop...Freeman's Station.

The SandNSky Cherokee parked near the site of Freeman's Station.
Photo by Scott Schwartz

Former stage coach driver Freeman Raymond settled at this spot in 1873; today, traffic roars past on the nearby 14 freeway.  But, in Raymond's day, the spot was near the intersection of two stage routes, and he built a way station that provided food, water, and supplies to dusty travelers and their horses.

Today, only a rusted pipe remains where Freeman Raymond and his wife once
operated their stage stop.  The place burned down in 1915.
Photo by Scott Schwarrtz




                                                                           

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