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| Postcard courtesy The Colfax Museum Collection |
This plaque in Virginia Dale, Colorado reads: Famous stage station on the Overland Route to California
1862-1867, established by Joseph A. (Jack) Slade and named for his wife,
Virginia. Located on the Cherokee Trail of 1842, it was a favorite camp ground
for emigrants. Vice President Colfax and Party were detained here by Indian
Raids in 1865. Robert J Spotswood replaced Slade.
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