Submitted by scott on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 10:48

Located 10 miles from Lapierelle Station and 10 miles from Deer Creek Station south of Box Elder Creek. http://www.expeditionutah.com/featured-trails/pony-express-trail/wyoming-pony-express-stations/

Little is known about the history of Box Elder Creek Station other than several sources agree that it served as a Pony Express station.  A man named Wheeler managed station operations at Box Elder, which probably also served as a passenger/mail stage stop under the 1861 Overland Mail Company contract. Franzwa does not indicate that Box Elder Station served specifically as a Pony Express station, but he plotted a station with this name on his maps.  http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/poex/hrs/hrs6a.htm#64

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Marker Category
Pony Express
Geolocation

42.787998199463, -105.75787353516

Geofield
Roughing It

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