Submitted by scott on Sat, 06/22/2013 - 13:34

Located 12 miles from Sweetwater Pony Express Station, 6 miles from Devil’s Gate Station and 12 miles from Split Rock Station about 400 feet south of the Sweetwater River. The Station Tender was Plant and was probably the same Plant who was Tender at Split Rock. Believed that Sweetwater and Plant’s Stations were abandoned and that two Station Tenders with the same name was further evidence of the abandonment of Plant’s Station.  http://www.expeditionutah.com/featured-trails/pony-express-trail/wyoming-pony-express-stations/ 

L.C. Bishop and Paul Henderson list Plant's or Plante as a station between Devil's Gate and Split Rock. Franzwa and the 1861 Overland Mail Company contract specifically identifies Plant(e)'s as a Pony Express station.  Little more is known about this station site. http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/poex/hrs/hrs6a.htm#74

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Marker Category
Pony Express
Geolocation

42.447780609131, -107.31942749023

Geofield
Roughing It

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