The Cold Springs Station Site, west of
Austin, Nevada
Austin is an unincorporated small town in, and former county seat of, Lander County, Nevada, United States. In 2020, the census-designated place of Austin had a population of 167. It is located on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at an ...
, is a historic stagecoach station site that was active during 1861-1869 as a passenger and freight station, and later for freight. Only stone ruins remain. Nearby is the location of the original
Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins.
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Also known as the Rock Creek Stage Station, the site was listed on the ]National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1972; the listing included .[ and ]
See also
* Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins
References
Ghost towns in Churchill County, Nevada
Transport infrastructure completed in 1861
National Register of Historic Places in Churchill County, Nevada
National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
1861 establishments in Nevada Territory
Stagecoach stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
Stagecoach stations in Nevada
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