Stillwater Station Nevada

Stillwater Station Nevada Overview

Stillwater Station was possibly a Pony Express station located in Churchill County, Nevada.

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Year Established/Founded

July 1861

Stillwater Station Nevada History

Historic Resource Study Pony Express National Historic Trail

Several sources identify Stillwater or Still Water as a potential Pony Express station.

This station also began about July 1861 as part of the Overland Mail Company stage line and the telegraph route.

The Pony Express may also have stopped at the station during the last several months of its existence.

Ranchers kept the station and the neighboring mining areas well-supplied with beef, grain, and hay.

In 1868, before the mail and telegraph operations transferred to the Central Pacific Railroad, Stillwater served as the county seat and had 100 residents.

No identifiable station remains existed in 1986.

Timeline

July 1861 – This station also began as part of the Overland Mail Company stage line and the telegraph route.
October 26, 1861 – The operations cease after the first transcontinental telegraph was established on October 24, 1861
1868 – Before the mail and telegraph operations transferred to the Central Pacific Railroad, Stillwater served as the county seat and had 100 residents.

Elevation

3,901′

Location

GPS Coordinates

39° 31′ 17.71″ N, 118° 32′ 49.52″ W

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References Used

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Godfrey, Ph.D., Anthony, (August 1994), Historic Resource Study Pony Express National Historic Trail