
The Pony Express and Overland Stage Route cuts a historic path across the floor of Rush Valley, tracing a legacy of mid-19th-century mail delivery and transcontinental travel. This landscape is anchored by the Faust Pony Express Station Historical Marker near the settlement of Faust, highlighting the area's importance as a relief point for riders navigating the high desert. To the west, the Onaqui Mountains rise sharply, while the southern portion of the sheet reveals the Vernon Corporate Boundary near the Vernon Hills. The presence of a modern Landing Strip and an Aqueduct juxtaposes contemporary infrastructure with the older traces of the Lookout Pass Trail. Localized industry is represented by scattered Prospects and Borrow Pits, indicating the persistent mineral and material interest in this corner of Tooele County.
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1885 · Tooele Valley
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1918 · Stockton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Deseret Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Stockton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Tooele
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Vernon NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Faust
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Onaqui Mts South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1971 · Vernon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000