Near Coalville in Summit County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Wanship Station

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013

1. Wanship Station Marker

Inscription. In 1861, Aaron Daniels built a stage coach station here to change horses and as an overnight stop for the Overland coach from the east to Salt Lake City. Gilmer and Salsbury operated the line until 1870. In 1869, Kimball Brothers, stage between Echo and S.L.C. also used the station. In 1870, it became the Moorehouse family home; and in 1877, the Andrew Peterson family made it into a rooming and boarding house. Later, it served as a grainary and in 1912, it was torn down.

Erected 1951 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 165.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 40° 49.053′ N, 111° 24.098′ W. Marker is near Coalville, Utah, in Summit County. It is on Hoytsville Road 0.3 miles north of Old Lincoln Highway, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coalville UT 84017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Mountains,

in the Wasatch Front,

and in Greater Provo.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Fort and Hoyt Grist Mill (approx. 4.1 miles away); Summit Stake Tabernacle (approx. 6.7 miles away); Old Rock School House (approx. 6.7 miles away);

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The Founding of Coalville City (approx. 6.9 miles away); Coalville Honor Roll (approx. 6.9 miles away); Summit County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 6.9 miles away); Fort Sage Bottom (approx. 7 miles away); The Promise of Peoa (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coalville.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013

2. Wanship Station Marker

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013

3. Wanship Station Marker

View to north along Hoytsville Road

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,359 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.