Halfway Stage Station - Moab, Ut
Posted by: 
linkys
N 38° 42.853 W 109° 43.924
12S E 610234 N 4285827
Quick Description: Ruins of a 1883 stage coach stop north of Moab, Utah.
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2009 9:23:30 AM
Waymark Code: WM7ND4
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Long Description:
Located on BLM land north of Moab, it is necessary to drive on a
dirt road that passes through stretches of loose sand to reach this
site.
Sign
The above marker at the site reads:
HALFWAY STAGE STATION
The halfway station served the traveling public between Moab and
the railroad at Thompson. The first passenger train went through
Thompson to Salt Lake in April of 1883. The railroad was 35 miles
from Moab. The halfway house was a place to eat a meal, change
horses, rest a spell, or sleep overnight. Since the trip from Moab
to the train took 8 hours, travelers stopped at the station for
lunch but freighters spent the night on this two day trip. Only
you, the visitor, can assure that this valuable historic resource
is preserved so those who follow may see, learn and enjoy. It is
illegal to remove, deface or destroy historical resources and
artifacts.
Only portions of the walls of the main structure and a few beams
remain, but close your eyes, and listen. In the quiet stillness of
the Utah redrock country, the past can come alive.
Wall construction detail.
