Oatman Flat Station | |
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Oatman Flat Station | |
Location in the state of
Arizona | |
Coordinates: 33°00′09″N 113°09′18″W / 33.00250°N 113.15500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Maricopa |
Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST (no DST)) |
Oatman Flat Station, later Fourr's Stage Station, was a stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland Mail located along the Gila River in Maricopa County, Arizona. The site was located 20 miles (32 km) east of Flap-Jack Ranch and 20 miles (32 km) west of Murderer's Grave Station, [2] near the Gila River at Oatman Flat. [1] It is to the east of the Oatman Grave ( 33°00′16″N 113°09′21″W / 33.00444°N 113.15583°W), where the family of Olive Oatman was buried following their massacre on the Southern Emigrant Trail by Yavapai in 1851. [3]