From Immigrants to Pony Express: The Hidden History of Hawes Station
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- Ruins of Hawes Station.
Join Harmony on an unforgettable adventure as she uncovers the hidden history of Hawes Station, one of the first two station houses along the Carson Trail.
Nestled in the heart of the infamous 40-mile desert, this relic from 1852 once served as a crucial stop for early immigrants trekking to California. Later, it became a vital Pony Express station on the central Overland route, before its story ended with the arrival of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1870.
In this video, we'll explore the crumbling ruins that still stand as a testament to the resilience and determination of those who passed through this desolate yet historically rich landscape. Discover the secrets and stories of the oldest station house on the trail, and imagine the lives of the pioneers and riders who relied on its shelter.
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always enjoy your presentations, thanks!
Thank you! Your comment made my day.
Great job! Gotta love those old time cartoons! Hahaj
Thank you good sir
Thanks for the reply. I enjoy your videos about the local historical places. Thanks for a GREAT job!
Thank you for watching them 🤗. I really enjoy making them, I have another one that I am trying to get out today or tomorrow. I wish I could do them more on a set schedule but they’re kind of time-consuming and I have to have a real job lol
Love the way you put things together: Music, video, articles to tell the story. With a little humor. Keep it going!
Thank you, 😊 I work really hard on the videos so your comment made my day.
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Very Good! What book did you get your maps and info from? Thanks, Alex George in Carson City
I receive my info from a bunch of different sources. I strive for accuracy so I try not to receive my information from just one place I like to verify it from multiple sources. I usually start off with the newspapers because they writing things as they were happening. Then I’ll compare them with what has already been written. It’s actually the research part of that takes the longest to complete. With the Maps, I have a ton of different sources, UNR has some great maps, also I use David Rumsey, he has an amazing historical map collection. Here’s a link www.davidrumsey.com
just east of Silver Springs correct?
Yes, over near Lahontan
You are not in the middle of the 40mile desert....
I admire your zeal fir history. But the Carson route ended at ragtown station. Where the Carson river flowed. The Carson river narrows were lahontan lake is now... was skipped by many wagon trains. The original route of the pony express went south of silver springs until the pyramid lake Indian wars. The pony express routed over stillwater dog leg.
True, it’s not exactly in the middle of the desert. I wasn’t meaning to imply that it was, I was using the phrase as an idiom, similar to saying “middle of nowhere” of course it isn’t in the middle of nowhere. It was meant as a joke referring to the fact that it is very remote.
I believe you’re mixing up the Carson river trail with the Carson emigrant trail (Although neither ended at Ragtown) As I explain in the video this route was for those who didn’t want to go through the narrows of the Carson River Canyon.
The Carson Trail turns west at Ragtown, follows the river 4-ish miles, then leaves the river to bypass the narrows of the Carson River Canyon, it then passes by Hawes Station on its way to Fort Churchill.
If you need more evidence there is a Carson Trail marker at Hawes Station which reads:
“ Carson Trail - alkaline bed Passed some curious dry sinks, level as water, solid as marble, went down stony and steep hill to river - Hamden Aubrey Cagwin. Aug. 1, 1850”
I have included a couple of links that show this marker and explain the route of the Carson Trail.
emigranttrailswest.org/virtual-tour/carson-trail/
forgottennevada.org/sites/photos/Hawe%27s%20Station/album/index.html#20130928_141005.jpg
npshistory.com/publications/trails/nv.pdf
@@mapadventures you are correct... I must have had too much sun?...