Sand Springs Station
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Sand Springs Station | |
| File:2015-04-02 16 41 36 Ruins of the Sand Springs Pony Express Station, Nevada with Sand Mountain visible in the background.JPG Ruins of the Sand Springs Station, with Sand Mountain visible in the background | |
| Nearest city | Fallon, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1859 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002465[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1980 |
The Sand Springs Station is a historic site in Churchill County, Nevada that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A Pony Express station existed there in 1860.[1][2] The ruins are located within the boundaries of the Sand Mountain Recreation Area. The station was named for a sand-filled summit from which a spring emanated.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Sand Springs Station".
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 12.
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