Near Dugway in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Black Rock Station
Sandra Uecker, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Public domain, June 16, 2021
1. Black Rock Station Marker
Erected Aug. 23, 1940
Blackrock Station
Pony Express 1860-61
St. Joseph, Mo. Sacramento, Cal.
Also overland stage & freight route
1858 1868
This monument constructed by
enrollees of U.S. Grazing Division,
C.C.C. Camp G-116, Company 2529
Note: The above is a replica of the marker placed in 1940. 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 & Freight and used by others.
Erected 2017 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association Tooele County Tourism Tax Grant (sponsor) Settlement Canyon Chapter, Sons of Utah Pioneers (sponsor). (Marker Number 90.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 39° 52.684′ N, 113° 16.291′ W. Marker is near Dugway, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Pony Express-Overland Stage Trail 0.9 miles west of Lincoln Highway 1, on the
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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 5 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Central Overland Trail - Black Rock Hills Southern Route (approx. 5.8 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Fish Springs (approx. 6.9 miles away); Fish Springs Station (approx. 7.7 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Fish Springs Mountain (approx. 9.4 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Dugway Pass (approx. 10 miles away).
Sandra Uecker, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Public domain, June 16, 2021
2. Black Rock Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
