Dugway in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Lookout Station
Pony Express 1860 - 61
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020
1. Lookout Station Marker
Also Overland Stage & Freight Route
1858 - 1868
This Monument Constructed by
Enrollees of U.S. Grazing Division,
C. C. C. Camp G-154, Company 2517.
Erected 1940 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, Tooele County Tourism Tax Grant, Sons of Utah Pioneers - Settlement Canyon Chapter. (Marker Number 86.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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° 7.181′ N, 112° 34.587′ W. Marker is in Dugway, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Pony Express Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dugway UT 84022, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burial Plot (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Central Overland Trail - Lookout Pass (approx. 0.7 miles away); Faust Station (approx. 8.7 miles away); The Crowds Cheered On (approx.
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More about this marker. Rededicated in 2017. Also SUP No. 235
Photographed by Tyler Thorsted, April 6, 2020
2. Lookout Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2020, by Tyler Thorsted of Orem, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
