Transportation was important to growth.

Among the things that have played an important role in the growth of the community was development of transportation in many forms.

Early transportation was provided by horses or mules: to ride, to pull wagons, carriages or other means of conveyance. Many pioneer wagons were brought in by oxen.

The start of service here by the Butterfield Overland Mail in 1858, carrying both passengers and mail from Tipton to the west coast, in stagecoaches, provided a valuable link with the rest of the state and nation. It marked a significant milestone in the growth of the community. The site of the early stage station is remembered today by a plaque just north of the square, its path to the southwest by other markers.