Possible Location
MOUNTAIN WELL STATION*
A few sources list Mountain Well as the second west-bound station on the Overland Mail Company's "Stillwater Dogleg" route. Pony Express riders may have stopped at Mountain Springs from July to October 1861, where they could find an abundant source of fresh water and plenty of hay and fresh vegetables from area farmers. After the Pony Express ended, the Overland Mail Company stage and telegraph continued to use the station for several years. Remnants of the station still exist, and in 1986 were included as part of a cattle camp. http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/poex/hrs/hrs8a.htm#155
Marker Category
Pony Express
Geolocation
39.414710998535, -118.42918395996
Geofield
Roughing It
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