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Cold Springs Station Site

Coordinates: 39°23′31″N 117°51′12″W / 39.39194°N 117.85333°W / 39.39194; -117.85333
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Cold Springs Station Site
Cold Springs Station Site is located in Nevada
Cold Springs Station Site
Cold Springs Station Site is located in the United States
Cold Springs Station Site
Location51 miles west of Austin on U.S. Route 50
Nearest cityAustin, Nevada
Coordinates39°23′31″N 117°51′12″W / 39.39194°N 117.85333°W / 39.39194; -117.85333
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Built1861
NRHP reference No.72000762[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972

The Cold Springs Station Site, west of Austin, Nevada, is a historic stagecoach station site that was active during 1861-1869 as a passenger and freight station, and later for freight. Only stone ruins remain. Nearby is the location of the original Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins.[2]

Also known as the Rock Creek Stage Station, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972; the listing included 120 acres (49 ha).[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b W.E. Wieprecht (April 27, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cold Springs Station Site / Rock Creek Stage Station". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1970