5/3/2024
5/3/2024
Landmark information
- Location:
601 Montgomery St at Clay, San Francisco - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
7/30/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/3/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 47.705, W 122 24.189
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Western Headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell
This was the site of the western business headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell -- founders, owners, and operators of the Pony Express, 1860-1861. The firm's main office was in Leavenworth, Kansas. W.W. Finney was the western representative in San Francisco.