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United States historic place
Sand Springs Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ruins of the Sand Springs Station, with Sand Mountain visible in the background
Nearest cityFallon, Nevada
Arealess than one acre
Built1859
NRHP reference No.80002465
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1980

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. 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.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Sand Springs Station".
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 12.
National Register of Historic Places in Churchill County, Nevada


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