Rock Springs in Sweetwater County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Rock Spring Stage Station Site
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 9, 2015
1. Rock Spring Stage Station Site Marker
Erected to the memory of
Those Brave Pioneers
Who passed this way
To win and hold
The West
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Overland Trail series list.
Location. 41° 36.222′ N, 109° 13.902′ W. Marker is in Rock Springs, Wyoming, in Sweetwater County. It is on Springs Drive near Raindance Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4033 Springs Drive, Rock Springs WY 82901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Westward Expansion Trails Region. 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rock Springs Coal (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Charlie Smith" (approx. 1.3 miles away); A Tragedy Remembered (approx. 1.3 miles away); Beneath This Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Rock Springs Coal Welcome Sign (approx. 1.3 miles away); Oil Derrick (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tipples and the Reliance Coal Mines (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Reliance Tipple (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Springs.
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 9, 2015
2. Rock Spring Stage Station Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,284 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
