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Pony Express National Historic TrailFort Kearney Nebraska served both the Pony Express and the Overland Stage company
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Fort Churchill
9. Fort Churchill - Silver Springs, Nevada
Indian raids and the interruption of Pony Express mail service spurred the construction of Fort Churchill on the banks of the Carson River. Captain Joseph Stewart and his men began building the fort on July 20, 1860, as a permanent installation, consisting of adobe buildings erected on stone foundations. This fort housed the Pony Express station in its headquarters building, which is still standing. When Richard Burton arrived on October 19, 1860, he gave it a positive review and named Captain F. F. Flint as the commander.

Fort Churchill State Historic Park preserves the ruins of the adobe fort and maintains a visitor center with interpretive exhibits in the headquarters building.

Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Silver Springs, NV 89429
Tel: 775-577-2345

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Map image showing the location of the Fort Churchill Pony Express Station.
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Map image showing the location of the Fort Churchill Pony Express Station.
La Vieja rock stand by itself in El Malpais  

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La Vieja seems to have the visage of an elderly woman carved into it. From certain vantage points in El Malpais, La Vieja appears to stand in the lava flows, and may be responsible for the legends of a mission church out on the malpais.
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