Ogden in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Stage Coach Station

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Stage Coach Station Marker

Inscription. Approximately one and a quarter mile west from this site John and Sarah Ann Mower operated a stage coach station. During 1860-1880 it served the Holliday Overland lines which were under the management of Wells Fargo Company. The line run 950 miles to the Dalles, Oregon and branched off 400 miles farther to Virginia City, Montana. Coaches traveled the line three times each week. Mower changed the horses and made repairs to harnesses and coach. Mrs. Mower served meals to the passengers.

Erected 1958 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 245.)

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

Location. 41° 19.273′ N, 112° 0.036′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It is on West Pleasant View Drive, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located on the northern edge of Pleasant View Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 908 W Pleasant View Drive, Ogden UT 84414, United States

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Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peter Skene Ogden (approx. 1.6 miles away); North Ogden (approx. 2.3 miles away); Martin Henderson Harris (approx. 2.6 miles away); Chief Terikee (approx. 2.9 miles away); Levi & Josephine Taylor House (approx. 3 miles away); Defense Depot Ogden (approx. 3.8 miles away); Marriott-Slaterville City (approx. 3.8 miles away); Historic Pioneer Road (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Stage Coach Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.