Samuel S. Buckland was a true pioneer. He settled here in 1859, began a ranching operation, established a station for the Overland Stage Company, and operated a tent hotel. He also constructed the first bridge across the Carson River downstream . . . — — Map (db m61066) HM
John C. Fremont and his expedition of 27 explorers rode south from Pyramid Lake and camped in this area of the Carson River on January 18, 1844 by a bend in the river, beneath the bluffs where Ft. Churchill is now located. After making observations . . . — — Map (db m189602) HM
Located approximately one mile south are the remains of a typical stage station of the period 1843 to 1869. An era of transition between the arrival of the first emigrant wagon trains and the completion of the Trans-Continental Railroad.
Desert . . . — — Map (db m89512) HM
Originally built in 1865, on this site. It was first called Stockstore Station, then finally Stockton Well. It was one of the largest of the way stations since five trails converged at this point. One of the more famous was the old Carson . . . — — Map (db m167944) HM
In the spring of 1860, in the midst of the Pyramid Lake War, Robert "Pony Bob"
Haslam left Friday's Station (Lake Tahoe) with the eastbound mail and made his
way toward Buckland Station. When Pony Bob reached the Carson River, 60 miles
into . . . — — Map (db m171428) HM
