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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1860-1869) - Originally a station on the Pony Express and Overland Stage Route in use between 1859-1869 at Shell Creek in White Pine County, Nevada. Burned down by hostile Indians in 1860 and thereafter garrisoned by troops protecting the route. Possibly named after Major [[A. J. Schell]], commander of troops at the station. Abandoned in 1869. Also known as [[Schell Creek Station]], [[Fort Schell]] and [[Camp Schell]]. | |||
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|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Schellbourne Marker.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Schellbourne Marker at the Rest Stop.]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Schellbourne Pony Express.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Schellbourne Pony Express Rider Depiction at the Rest Stop.]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Schellbourne Ranch.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Schellbourne Ranch, site of Fort Schellbourne.]] | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Private property in White Pine County, Nevada | [[File:Schellbourne Ranch Gate 2.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Schellbourne Ranch Gate.]] | ||
Private property in White Pine County, Nevada. No public access. A set of markers depicting Schellbourne's past is located at a rest stop at the intersection of U.S. 93 and County Road 18. The site of Fort Schellbourne and Schellbourne Ranch is located about three miles east of the rest stop on County Road 18. The ranch can be viewed from the road. | |||
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(F) 39. | (M) 39.79697, -114.74186, Fort Schellbourne Marker | ||
Fort Schellbourne | (F) 39.79715, -114.68058, Fort Schellbourne | ||
(1860-1869) | |||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' | ||
Private property, White Pine County, Nevada. | Private property, White Pine County, Nevada. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|39.79715|-114.68058}} | |||
* Elevation: 2,061' | |||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.79697|Lon=-114.74186}} Fort Schellbourne Marker | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.79715|Lon=-114.68058}} Fort Schellbourne | |||
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* {{Roberts}}, page 493-494 | * {{Roberts}}, page 493-494 | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 94 | * {{Hart}}, page 94 | ||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Schellbourne Wikipedia - Fort Schellbourne] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Schellbourne Wikipedia - Fort Schellbourne] | ||
* [http://theusgenweb.org/nv/whitepine/Towns/schellbourne.htm US Gen Web - Fort Schellbourne]] | * [http://theusgenweb.org/nv/whitepine/Towns/schellbourne.htm US Gen Web - Fort Schellbourne]] | ||
* [http://www.nv-landmarks.com/wp/shl51.htm Nevada Landmarks - Schellbourne Marker] | |||
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=1304 HMDB - Schellbourne Marker] | |||
* [http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=0b1feb5a-c356-4e69-b2f2-1d363eb94bcb NPS NRHP Nomination Form - Fort Schellborne] | |||
* [http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=91fe2f77-29d2-4df0-84e7-cdfb4b8b90c6 NPS NRHP Property Photograph Form - Fort Schellborne] | |||
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* NV0089 - Schell Creek Station | |||
=={{PAGENAME}} | * NV0090 - Camp Schell | ||
* NV0091 - Fort Schell | |||
{{Visited|18 Oct 2016}} | |||
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[[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | [[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | ||
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Fort Schellbourne (1860-1869) - Originally a station on the Pony Express and Overland Stage Route in use between 1859-1869 at Shell Creek in White Pine County, Nevada. Burned down by hostile Indians in 1860 and thereafter garrisoned by troops protecting the route. Possibly named after Major A. J. Schell, commander of troops at the station. Abandoned in 1869. Also known as Schell Creek Station, Fort Schell and Camp Schell.
Current Status Private property in White Pine County, Nevada. No public access. A set of markers depicting Schellbourne's past is located at a rest stop at the intersection of U.S. 93 and County Road 18. The site of Fort Schellbourne and Schellbourne Ranch is located about three miles east of the rest stop on County Road 18. The ranch can be viewed from the road.
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Visited: 18 Oct 2016
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