Historical Marker
Black Rock Station
Historical marker location:
Pony Express-Overland Stage Trail, Dugway, Utah
( Marker is on Pony Express-Overland Stage Trail, 0.9 miles west of Lincoln Highway 1, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2017
The state's name comes from the Ute tribe, who were the original inhabitants of the region. The word "Ute" means "land of the sun" or "people of the mountains."