Rush Valley in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Rush Valley Station
Pony Express 1860-61
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020
1. Rush Valley Station Marker
Also Overland Stage & Freight Route
1858-1868
This monument constructed by
enrollees U.S. Grazing Division,
C.C.C. Camp G-154, Company 2517
Erected 1941 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, Tooele Tourism Tax Grant, Sons of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 98.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the Overland Trail, the Pony Express National Historic Trail, the Sons of Utah Pioneers, and the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 40° 12.389′ N, 112° 17.593′ W. Marker is in Rush Valley, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Pony Express Trail Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rush Valley UT 84069, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Ajax Underground Store (approx. 6.8 miles away); Only the Finest Horsemen (approx. 7.4 miles away); Expedient Delivery (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Crowds Cheered On (approx. 7.4 miles away); Faust Station (approx. 7.4 miles away); Camp Floyd (approx. 10.8 miles away); Camp Floyd Cemetery (approx. 10.8 miles away); Fairfield Cemetery (approx. 11.1 miles away).
More about this marker. Information stated on Marker:
Note: The above is a replica of the marker placed c1941. However, no records prior to 1862 show a station here. This includes the 1861 Pony Express schedule. In 1862 this new station was built by the Central Overland Stage and Freight and used by others.
Rededicated 2017
Also see . . . The Pony Express Stations of Utah. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on January 5, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020
2. Rush Valley Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 906 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
