Historical Marker

Valley Station

Northeast · Sterling · Logan

Colorado marker

Inscription

3.8 miles north along country road is the site of Valley Station. Built in 1859 as a stagecoach station of the Leavenworth and Pikes Peak Express. Station on the Overland Trail to California, 1862-67. Indian war outpost, 1864-65. Once defended by a breastwork of sacks of shelled corn

Location

AddressNortheast
CitySterling
CountyLogan
StateColorado
Coordinates40.618489, -103.181275

Sources

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