Fairview Station
Pictures from Fairview Station.
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Someone poured concrete, marked an "X", and wrote "1875." We're not that easily fooled.
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Stone in the shape of Nevada. I win.
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Lots of stuff like this around. Don't bother them, they won't bother you.
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This is the actual site. It's covered with exciting historical debris.
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Many barrel hoops laying about
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The following will be photos of exiciting, rusted metal. You may see something cool!
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Ooh, is that a square nail?
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Lots of hoops....
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Hole in cap can lid.
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Square nail. Wire (round) nails) came into common use around 1890 so this is probably from before that.
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Nice spike
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Bottle bottom
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Here's a nice example of a hole in cap can. They were made from 1820-World War I. Thsi seam looks unsoldered. Hmmmmm.
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Some bits of glass
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The road looking east. I would imagine they spent may a day looking this way at wagons coming in.
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Wheeler map showing Fairview Station abandoned
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From Stan Paher's Ghost Town Atlas
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Our search map, which also shows Ken's suggestion.
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Shamberge suggests it was near where he has "Fairfield" marked. We don't think so.
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This is one possible route from Sand Springs. But then again, maybe not.
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A reproduction of the stations on the Pony Express Route, showing Fairview Station
