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Title
UPTLA #94
Subject
Burnt Station
Creator
The Oregon Trail Memorial Association and
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Date
1940
Identifier
UPTLA-094
Curatescape Story Item Type Metadata
Subtitle
Burnt Station
Story
300 Feet West
Pony Express - 1860-61
St. Joseph, Missouri - Sacramento, California
Overland Stage 1858 - 1868
Established April, 1859 as am overland stage station. Used later by Pony Express. It was burned and pillaged twice by Indians who killed five keepers and riders, and two soldiers. Rebuilt on this siteMay, 1861, and on the ridge south of overland canyon in 1864.
Monument constructed by enrollees, U. S.
grazing division C.C.C Camp 116 Company 2529
Pony Express - 1860-61
St. Joseph, Missouri - Sacramento, California
Overland Stage 1858 - 1868
Established April, 1859 as am overland stage station. Used later by Pony Express. It was burned and pillaged twice by Indians who killed five keepers and riders, and two soldiers. Rebuilt on this siteMay, 1861, and on the ridge south of overland canyon in 1864.
Monument constructed by enrollees, U. S.
grazing division C.C.C Camp 116 Company 2529
Factoid
Marker replaced and re-dedicated in 2017 by the SUP. Original marker stored at State of Utah Archives
1976 article claims location of Burnt Station is unknown and the marker was a guess by UPTLA.
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-pony-express-monuments/141031526/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-pony-express-monuments/141031730/
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