Virginia Dale in Larimer County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Virginia Dale, Colorado Overland Trail Stage Station
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, October 25, 2025
1. Virginia Dale, Colorado Overland Trail Stage Station Marker
Built 1862
for Ben Holladay
Owner, Overland Stage Line
Joseph A. "Jack" Slade
First Division Superintendent
Property of Virginia Dale Community Club since 1964
Placed 1996 by Cache la Poudre Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Erected 1996 by Cache la Poudre Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 40° 58.423′ N, 105° 21.975′ W. Marker is in Virginia Dale, Colorado, in Larimer County. It is on County Route 43F. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 844 County Road 43F, Livermore CO 80536, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. 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 the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Virginia Dale (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Virginia Dale (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Virginia Dale (approx. 1½ miles away); Virginia Dale Community Church (approx. 2.7 miles away);
this page online
More about this marker. Marker is mounted on the front wall of the historic stage station
William Henry Jackson (courtesy Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library), 1933
2. Virginia Dale
A famed station of the Overland space in Colorado which was established when Indians fighting along the North Platte Valley caused the stage line to be moved south.
Colored plate of a Western scene published in Westward America by H .R. Driggs
Colored plate of a Western scene published in Westward America by H .R. Driggs
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 29, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. 2. submitted on November 2, 2025. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
