Callao in Ibapah in Juab County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Willow Springs Pony Express Station

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

1. Willow Springs Pony Express Station Marker

Inscription.
This station was established April 3, 1860 on the route of the Pony Express between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. It was discontinued October 27, 1861 when the transcontinental telegraph line was opened.

An overland stage station was operated here from 1859 to 1870.

Citizens of Callao - Oregon Trail Memorial Association
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association

Erected 1939 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. (Marker Number 83.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • 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 date for this entry is April 3, 1860.

Location. 39° 54.015′ N, 113° 42.851′ W. Marker is in Ibapah, Utah, in Juab County. It is in Callao. It is on North Pony Express Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13186 N Pony Express Road, Wendover UT 84083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Central Utah Valleys and in the West Desert.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Central Overland Trail - Willow Springs (Callao) (a few steps from this marker); The Crowds Cheered On... (approx. 9.4 miles away); With Speed Came Limits

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(approx. 9.4 miles away); Unsung Heros (approx. 9.4 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Boyd Station (approx. 9.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Crowds Cheered On... (approx. 11.1 miles away); Atrocities and Hostilities (approx. 11.1 miles away); Eyewitness Accounts (approx. 11.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ibapah.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

2. Willow Springs Pony Express Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.