Pine Springs
										One small outbuilding stands a bit east of the larger structure remnant. The station complex served as part of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. Established in 1858, it provided rest and recuperation for horses and passengers traveling from St. Louis Missouri to Sacramento California. This Butterfield station and local settlers requested US troops to protect them from Mescalero Apache attacks. The station soon moved south to gain protection from a line of forts already established.
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