Halfway House Stage Stop - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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. The 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 of the ruins the marker refers to remain

Marker Name: Halfway House Stage Stop Marker Type: Roadside County: Grand City: Moab (Upper Courthouse Spr Grand County) Group Responsible for Placement: Bureau of Land Management Date Dedicated: c 1988 Addtional Information: Not listed Marker Number: Not listed Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new, and if you took any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark. If possible please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location. Also if you know of any additional links not already mentioned about this bit of Utah history please include that in your log.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   05/26/2011 brwhiz visited it 02/26/2010 TinmanUT visited it

View all visits/logs