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.