Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins
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Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins | |
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| Nearest city | Frenchman, Nevada |
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| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built by | Kelley, J. G.[2][3] |
| Architect | Roberts, Bolivar[2][3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001718[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1978 |
Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins, in Churchill County, Nevada near Frenchman, are the ruins of a Pony Express station built in 1860 or 1861.[1][4] The ruins were listed as a 9.9-acre (4.0 ha) historic site on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
In May 1860 the station keeper was killed, the station burned and the stock driven off.[5]:72–73 Robert Haslam was the rider who discovered the body during what is credited to be the longest round trip ride of the Pony Express.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Reinfeld, Fred (1973). Pony Express. p. 89. ISBN 9780803257863. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Settle, Raymond W.; Settle, Mary Lund (1955). Saddles and Spurs:The Pony Express Saga. p. 99. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Cold Spring Pony Express Station".
- ^ Corbett, Christopher (2004). Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express. ISBN 9780767906937. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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Coordinates: 39°23′25″N 117°51′16″W / 39.39025°N 117.85449°W