Sand Springs Station Explained

Sand Springs Station
Nearest City:Fallon, Nevada
Built:1859
Added:November 21, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80002465

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] 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sand Springs Station.
  2. Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 12.