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

Central Overland Trail - Boyd Station

 
 
Central Overland Trail - Boyd Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024
1. Central Overland Trail - Boyd Station Marker
Inscription.
"At Boyd Station is a well 12 feet deep."
Cornelius Prather   July 31, 1862

"Left camp [at Fish Springs] at seven o'clock. Drove on to the first station [Boyd Station] and nooned."
Albert Jefferson Young   August 12, 1862

2017 Utah Crossroads Chapter - OCTA COTNU-12
 
Erected 2017 by Oregon-California Trails Association. (Marker Number COTNU-12.)
 
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 1862.
 
Location. 39° 50.62′ N, 113° 33.198′ W. Marker is in Greenhaven, Utah, in Juab County. It is on East Pony Express Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unsung Heros (a few steps from this marker); With Speed Came Limits (a few steps from this marker); The Crowds Cheered On... (a few steps from this marker); Central Overland Trail - Fish Springs Mountain (approx. 6.8 miles away); Fish Springs Station (approx. 7.6 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Fish Springs
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(approx. 8.4 miles away); Central Overland Trail - Willow Springs (Callao) (approx. 9.4 miles away); Willow Springs Pony Express Station (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenhaven.
 
Central Overland Trail - Boyd Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2024
2. Central Overland Trail - Boyd Station Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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