Near Snowville in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Nella Siding

(???)2-19(?)6, 1916-????

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

1. Nella Siding Marker

Inscription. Mile 743.6 from San Francisco
Nella was an uninhabited siding built(?) in 1902 to serve local ranchers. The siding was removed in 1906, and relaid in 1916. In 191(?) a train car body and freight platform where present.

Erected by Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the First Transcontinental Railroad series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 41° 44.166′ N, 112° 55.23′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is near Snowville, Utah, in Box Elder County. It is on Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Snowville UT 84336, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley

and in the West Desert.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Seco (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ten-Mile (approx. 2½ miles away); Bidwell/Bartleson Trail - Monument Point (approx. 4½ miles away); Monument (approx. 4.6 miles away); Elinor (approx. 4.9 miles away); Kelton (approx. 9.9 miles away).

Regarding Nella Siding. The Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway is a 90 mile dirt/gravel

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track on top of or beside the old Central Pacific Rail Road grade between Old Lucin and Promontory Summit. Other than markers designating old station and sidings there are few, if any, road signs identifying any of the side roads. Any other road names or numbers use on this marker page have been taken Google Maps which identifies the Byway variously as Golden Spike Loop Road, Old Railroad Grade Road, Salt Wells Road, etc.

Neither are there any mileage posts, though one could do the arithmetic using the "Mile ... from San Francisco" on the markers to determine distances. Nor is there any mail delivery, so no street addresses.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

2. Nella Siding Marker

Sorta says something about the 2nd Amendment ... doesn't it? image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 20, 2017

3. Sorta says something about the 2nd Amendment ... doesn't it?

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.