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

Riverbed Station

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

1. Riverbed Station Marker

Inscription.

Riverbed Station
Pony Express 1860-61
St. Joseph, Mo. - Sacramento, Cal.
Also Overland Stage & freight route
1858-1863
This monument constructed by enrollees of U.S. Grazing Division, C.C.C. Camp G-154, Company 2517.

Sponsored by Oregon Trail Memorial Ass'n and Utah Pioneer Trails & Landmarks Ass'n
No. 88
Erected Aug 23, 1940

Erected 1940 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. (Marker Number 88.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 39° 57.597′ N, 112° 53.708′ W. Marker is in Dugway, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on East Pony Express Road, on the right when traveling west. 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civilian Conservation Corps CCC Camp (approx. 7.8 miles away); Stone Cabin (approx. 7.9 miles away); Simpson's Spring - Pony Express Station (approx. 7.9 miles away); The Crowds Cheered On…

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(approx. 7.9 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Simpson Springs (approx. 7.9 miles away); Risky Business (approx. 7.9 miles away); Strength and Endurance (approx. 7.9 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Dugway Pass (approx. 12.6 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

2. Riverbed Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.