Seeley Stables

Seeley Stables are a historical point of interest in San Diego, California. Originally, the stables were used for the American mail service. Mail was delivered by horseback, where the rider would carry a bag of mail. When the mail service grew enough in the area the horse and rider were switched out for horse drawn wagons. Some of the horse drawn wagons available at Seeley Stables Museum were also part of the first settler's equipment. In other words, they were the covered wagons used to get Americans from the East to West Coast for homesteads.

The museum is a large white barn, used to house the horses and wagons. It was built by Albert Lewis Seeley, when he moved to San Diego. Seeley was born in Illinois in 1822. He drove a stagecoach from 17, working in Texas and Los Angeles until 1867. Seeley then moved to San Diego with his English wife and their six children. It was at this time he established the United States Mail Stage Line. The service started in 1868 running from Tucson to Los Angeles through San Diego. Seeley prospered in business purchasing several locations before contracting with Wells Fargo and Company to run coaches.