NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

Desert Well Station was used as a stage stop on the Overland Mail Company in the early 1860s and as relay station for the Pony Express towards the end of the famous mail delivery service in 1861. Desert Well was west of Nevada and east of Dayton Stations. Desert Well was expanded and eventually grew to consist of two wells, an inn and corrals. One well was used by camels imported to ... VIEW POST

In the brief sixteen-month history of the Pony Express routes and stations changed frequently. Barns burned, wells dried up, shorter and safer routes were developed. In central Nevada between Middlegate and Miller's Stations the route changed in 1861. The southern route utilizing Fort Churchill was abandoned following skirmishes with Native Americans. A northern route was developed and named ... VIEW POST

Stockstore Station was constructed in 1865 as a trading post. The Stockton brothers purchased the station soon after its opening and the name was changed to Stockton Well. The station was important due to it's location at the junction of five emigrant trails including the Carson River Route, Carson Humboldt toll road and Ramsey Cutoff. Stockton Well would become one of the more ... VIEW POST