EL DORADO-NEVADA HOUSE (MUD SPRINGS) -OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS ROUTE IN CALIFORNIA
Historical Landmark
Description:Trading post, emigrant stop, and mining camp of the 1850s, this became one of the remount stations of the Central Overland Pony Express. On April 13, 1860, pony rider William (Sam) Hamilton changed horses here at the Nevada House while carrying the first westbound mail of the Pony Express from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento.
Registration Date: 9/11/1959
Location:
City: El Dorado
County: El Dorado
Directions:
SW corner of Pleasant Valley Rd near Church St, El Dorado
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