Buckland Station is a pony express station, stage stop, boarding house and supplier near Fort Churchill in Lyon County, Nevada. The station is designated as a home station, where extra horses, firearms, men and provision are kept.
In 1857, Samual Buckland moved from California to the future site of Buckland’s Station. Buckland, a cattle rancher, improved the property by building a tradingpost, tent hotel, stage stop and toll bridge over the Carson River. A small log cabin was constructed in 1860.
Buckland’s Station served as a stop for the pony express when Buckland contracted with Bolivar Roberts in March 1860 for his ranch to serve as a Pony Express home station. Fort Churchill was established two miles to the west during the summer of 1860 as a result of the Pyramid Lake Indian War. With the establishment of Fort Churchill and its protective bulwarks, the pony express station was relocated.
On October 19, 1860, when Richard Burton visited Buckland’s, he described the station, as usual, in negative terms.
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In 1861, Bucklands Station was honored as the county seat of Churchill County. It also served as the county seat for Lyon County Fort Churchill closed in 1869 and Samuel Buckland bought some of its building material and built a large impressive wooded framed house.
Buckland died on December 28, 1884 at 58 years in age. He and his family are buried at the Fort Churchill Cemetery. Today, the large house built by Buckland is restored and
Buckland Station Location Summary
| Name | Buckland’s Station |
| Location | Lyon County, Nevada |
| Latitude, Longitude | 39.2946400, -119.2515470 |
| GNIS | 856483 |
| Elevation | 5000 feet |
| Alias | Barnett, Barrett, Buckland Ranch, Bucklands, Tolles, Tolles Station, Weeks |
| Pony Express Stop No | 152 |
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