Landmark information
- Location:
NE corner of Grapevine Rd and D St, 7.0 mi S of Mettler - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
2/1/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/6/2019 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 56.478, W 118 55.954
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Rose Station
Wm. B. Rose, in 1875, a mile east, built an adobe stage station on the site of the Overland Mail way station established 1858. From 1853 to 1875 site was known as Rancho Canoa (trough) originally vaquero camp of Sebastian indian reservation. Rose station was a stockmen's headquarters, post office, and polling place.