Historical Landmark

Description:
Near this spot stood the Bella Union Hotel, long a social and political center. Here, on October 7, 1858, the first Butterfield Overland Mail stage from the east arrived 21 days after leaving St. Louis. Warren Hall was the driver, and Waterman Ormsby, a reporter, the only through passenger.

Registration Date: 9/26/1958

Location:
City: Los Angeles
County: Los Angeles

Directions:
Fletcher Bowron Square, 300 block of N Main, between Temple and Aliso Sts, Los Angeles

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