Central Overland Trail – Simpson Springs
“We were off at seven A. M. and marching 16 1/2 miles camped at Pleasant (or Simpson’s) Spring, where there is a mail station, getting into camp about one o’clock. We are now on the eastern rim of the Great American Desert.”
William Lee (member of the Simpson Expedition), May 4, 1859
This is Utah Crossroads Chapter – OCTA’s historic marker #COTNU-7, located along the old Pony Express Route.
(GPS: N 40.03936 W 112.78722 ) (at Simpson Springs)
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