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

Central Overland Trail - Black Rock Hills Southern Route

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

1. Central Overland Trail - Black Rock Hills Southern Route Marker

Inscription. "Having reached the plain the road ran for eight miles over a broken surface...it then forked. The left, which is about six miles the longer of the two, must be taken after rains, and leads to Devil's Hole.... We chose the shorter cut and after eight miles rounded Mountain Point, the end of a dark brown butte falling into the plain."
- Sir Richard Burton September 29, 1860

2017 Utah Crossroads Chapter - OCTA COTNU-8A

A southern route to Fish Springs crossed today's road at this point. It was the original trail and was followed by James Simpson's 1859 expedition and by George Chorpenning's mail coaches until a reliable road was developed across the swampy Fish Springs Flats. In this immediate area all traces of this road have disappeared, but if you walk a quarter mile north you will find the very visible remains of the Central Overland Trail, which was used by the Pony Express, The Overland Stage, and countless covered wagon emigrants.

Erected 2017 by Oregon-California Trails Association. (Marker Number COTNU-8A.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 39° 52.359′

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N, 113° 9.77′ W. Marker is in Dugway, Utah, in Juab County. It is on Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pony Express Road, Dugway UT 84022, 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 2 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Central Overland Trail - Dugway Pass (approx. 4.3 miles away); Black Rock Station (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

2. Central Overland Trail - Black Rock Hills Southern Route Marker

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024

3. Central Overland Trail - Black Rock Hills Southern Route Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.