Faust in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Faust Station

Pony Express

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020

1. Faust Station Marker

Inscription. St. Joseph, Mo. to Sacramento, Cal.
1860-1861

Erected 1935 by Citizens of Vernon and Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. (Marker Number 53.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail, and the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 40° 10.451′ N, 112° 25.648′ W. Marker is in Faust, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Utah Route 36 north of Pony Express Highway, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vernon UT 84080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front,

in the West Desert,

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Crowds Cheered On… (here, next to this marker); Expedient Delivery (here, next to this marker); Only the Finest Horsemen (here, next to this marker); William Ajax Underground Store (approx. 6.8 miles away); Rush Valley Station (approx. 7.4 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Lookout Pass (approx. 8.4 miles away); Lookout Station (approx. 8.7 miles away); Burial Plot (approx. 8.8 miles away).

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Story of Faust’s Creek Station is linked to an ambitious man. Tooele Transcript Bulletin (2017) (Submitted on January 4, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Faust Station Pony Express image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Doreen Thomson, May 21, 2014

2. Faust Station Pony Express

Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020

3. Faust Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 14, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. 2. submitted on September 29, 2020, by Doreen Thomson of Calgary, Alberta Canada. 3. submitted on May 14, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.