Elko in Elko County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Ruby Valley Pony Express Station
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
1. Ruby Valley Pony Express Station Marker
Inscription.
Ruby Valley Pony Express Station. . The Pony Express was the first attempt to have fast mail service to California. This was done through the personal drive and bravery of very young men who were responsible for bringing the mail and other “Deliverables” to the western territories on horseback in the mid-1800s. This cabin was located roughly 60 miles southwest of what is now the city of Elko. It was in the same area as Sherman Station, which now serves as the Elko Area Chamber of Commerce and was reconstructed just west of this location. Structures such as the one exhibited here were resting and mount exchange stations for the tenacious couriers during their journeys. The cabin was brought to its current location in 1960 and restored to its present condition. In 1975 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dedicated on June 4, 2016/6021 by Lucinda Jane Saunders Chapter #1881 , E Clampus Vitus ® , Elko, Nevada.
The Pony Express was the first attempt to have fast mail service to California. This was done through the personal drive and bravery of very young men who were responsible for bringing the mail and other “Deliverables” to the western territories on horseback in the mid-1800s. This cabin was located roughly 60 miles southwest of what is now the city of Elko. It was in the same area as Sherman Station, which now serves as the Elko Area Chamber of Commerce and was reconstructed just west of this location. Structures such as the one exhibited here were resting and mount exchange stations for the tenacious couriers during their journeys. The cabin was brought to its current location in 1960 and restored to its present condition. In 1975 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dedicated on June 4, 2016/6021 by Lucinda Jane Saunders Chapter #1881 E Clampus Vitus ® Elko, Nevada
Erected 2016 by Lucinda Jane Saunders Chapter #1881, E Clampus Vitus.
45.167′ W. Marker is in Elko, Nevada, in Elko County. Marker is on Idaho Street, 0.2 miles north of 14th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, in front of the subject Pony Express Station exhibit, near the Northeastern Nevada Museum entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1515 Idaho Street, Elko NV 89801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regarding Ruby Valley Pony Express Station. National Register of Historic Places #75001110
Also see . . . Ruby Valley Pony Express Station (Wikipedia). The building was used as Pony Express stop during April 1860 to October 1861, and before and after that was used as a stagecoach stop. The original Ruby Valley Pony Express station was located at Station Spring at
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
2. Ruby Valley Pony Express Station Marker
(Pony Express Station & Northeastern Nevada Museum in background)
the southern end of Ruby Valley. It is an 11-by-18-foot log building with a stone fireplace; sod originally covered its roof. In its move, all logs and stones were numbered and charted so that it could be reconstructed in Elko in pretty much unaltered form. (Submitted on March 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
3. Ruby Valley Pony Express Station
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
4. Ruby Valley Pony Express Station • interior
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
5. Ruby Valley Pony Express Station • desk
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
6. Ruby Valley Pony Express Station • fireplace
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
