Historical Markers and War Memorials in Point of Rocks

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Point of Rocks

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1► Wyoming (Sweetwater County), Point of Rocks — Almond Overland Stage Station —

On I-80 Service Road North (State Highway 377), on the left when traveling east.

Ruins Of Almond Overland Stage Station, 1862-8 Located Beyond Railroad Tracks 1640 Feet To Southward Of This Marker — — Map (db m67926) HM

2► Wyoming (Sweetwater County), Point of Rocks — Mama Sage —

Near Interstate 80 at milepost 144, on the right when traveling east.

Oh! "Mama Sage." It seems endless, the sage; the rolling sage-covered Wyoming hills. Sagebrush, the shrub that means survival to the world's largest populations of pronghorn antelope and sage grouse. Blown free of snow by the Wyoming winds, . . . — — Map (db m67966) HM

3► Wyoming (Sweetwater County), Point of Rocks — Overland Stage Route —

On I-80 Service Road South, on the left when traveling west.

At the beginning of the Civil War military strength in the West declined and often it was impossible to safeguard stages carrying the United States mail along the Oregon-California-Mormon Trail. Early in 1862 "Stagecoach King" Ben Holladay . . . — — Map (db m67925) HM

4► Wyoming (Sweetwater County), Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks Stage Station —

On Black Butte Road at Oregon Trail on Black Butte Road.

Before the Transcontinental Railroad connected the East and West coasts of the United States, stage coach lines transported both passengers and mail across the country. Stations along the route functioned as pit stops, where horses - tired and . . . — — Map (db m76743) HM

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