Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins
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Not to be confused with Cold Springs Station Site.
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.[3][4] The ruins were listed as a 9.9-acre (4.0 ha) historic site on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[3]
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Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins | |
Nearest city | Frenchman, Nevada |
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Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built by | Kelley, J. G.[1][2] |
Architect | Roberts, Bolivar[1][2] |
NRHP reference No. | 78001718[3] |
Added to NRHP | May 16, 1978 |
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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.