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Oatman Flat Station
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 Oatman Flat Station
Location in Arizona
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Maricopa |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
Oatman Flat Station, later Fourr's Stage Station, was a stagecoach station of the Butterfield Overland Mail located along the Gila River in Maricopa County, Arizona. The site was located 20 miles (32 km) east of Flap-Jack Ranch and 20 miles (32 km) west of Murderer's Grave Station, near the Gila River at Oatman Flat. It is to the east of the Oatman Grave (33°00′16″N 113°09′21″W / 33.00444°N 113.15583°W), where the family of Olive Oatman was buried following their massacre on the Southern Emigrant Trail by Yavapai in 1851.
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