Sand Springs Station

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Sand Springs Station
Ruins of the Sand Springs Station, with Sand Mountain visible in the background
Nearest cityFallon, Nevada
Arealess than one acre
Built1859
NRHP reference No.80002465[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Sand Springs Station".
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 12.