Middlegate Station

Middlegate Station (HM1OIX)

Location: Fallon, NV 89406 Churchill County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 17.231', W 118° 1.608'

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Middlegate was named in 1850 by James Simson as he mapped the route for the Overland Stage Company. In his journal he writes that he thought the cuts in the mountains looked like 'gates' so he named each cut Westgate, Middlegate, and Eastgate to identify the route he took across the desert. It was at this spot at Middlegate that in 1859 the Overland Stage & Freight Company built a station to serve the gold and silver mines near Tonopah and east to Ely. When the Pony Express began service on April 3, 1860 Middlegate station served as a changing station on the route for 18 months until October 24, 1861 when the completion of the Pacific Telegraph line ended the need for its existence. Middlegate continued to serve as a stage and freight station until the early 1900's to deliver personnel and much needed supplies to the gold and silver mines in eastern Nevada until the mines closed. Automobiles soon came into service and the Lincoln Highway replaced the long and uncomfortable stage routes. The romantic drama surrounding the Pony Express and early history of the area has made Middlegate Station part of the legend of the American West.

Details

HM Number	HM1OIX
Series	This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series, and the Lincoln Highway series, and the Pony Express National Historic Trail series.
Tags	Roads and Vehicles, Early Settlers, Communications
Year Placed	2011
Placed By	E Clampus Vitus - Snowshoe Thompson Chapter 1827
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Saturday, October 10th, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	11S E 411447 N 4349148
Decimal Degrees	39.28718333, -118.02680000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 39° 17.231', W 118° 1.608'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	39° 17' 13.86" N, 118° 1' 36.48" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	775
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal Address	At or near 42500 Austin Hwy, Fallon NV 89406, US
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