The Sand Springs Station is a historic site in Churchill County, Nevada that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A Pony Express station existed there in 1860.[1][2] The ruins are located within the boundaries of the Sand Mountain Recreation Area.
The station was named for a sand-filled summit from which a spring emanated.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Sand Springs Station".
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 12.
