Peterman's Station
Peterman's Station is a historic locale, site of a ranch and stage station located along the Gila River. It was first established by a man named Peterman, in 1857 along the route of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, later a station of its successor, the Butterfield Overland Mail, 19 miles east of Fillibuster Camp, 12 miles west of Griswell's Station.
Isaiah C. Woods, operating manager of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail while establishing the route, described Petermans Station on his return from San Diego on November 9, 1857:
By the time of the Civil War Petermans was called Mohawk Station in Union Army reports.
