Bonner Springs Station

Bonner Springs Station Site
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Location	Owl Canyon and U.S. Route 287 South of Livermore, Colorado
Coordinates	40°45′45″N105°11′00″W / 40.762472°N 105.183306°W / 40.762472; -105.183306
Built for	Early pioneers, Overland Stage and Mail

Bonner Springs Station, also called Boner Station was a rest stop for early American pioneers in wagon trains heading west on the Overland Trail. The site is in Larimer County, Colorado. The station was in Owl Canyon at U.S. Route 287, south of Livermore, Colorado. ^[1] Springs Station site had good year-round water from Bonner Springs located just west of the station. The site was used as a route for the Overland Stage and Mail from 1862, which ran from Denver to Salt Lake. Travelers to the Bonner Springs Station arrived from the LaPorte Station to the south. From the Bonner Spring station, the Overland Trail travels north to the next stop, Stonewall Creek Cherokee Station. Several pioneer diaries write about a Dr. Boner who worked on Jack Slade after he was shot by Jules Beniat at Julesburg. The spelling of the station was most likely changed by travelers to match familiar Bonner Springs, Kansas. A new Overland Trail Station was built in 1863, just three miles to the east, the Park Creek Station. This was due to the Overland route change. With the new Park Creek Station, the Bonner Springs Station was abandoned. The old station was used by the outlaws, the Musgrove Gang in 1868. There are no remains of the station. ^{[2] [3] [4] [1]}

With the opening of the Union Pacific Railroad's first transcontinental railroad in 1868, ^[5] the wagon trains started to end. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Larimer County, Colorado

References

1. "The Overland Stage: 8 – LaPorte to Virginia Dale – The New American Digest". October 26, 2025.
2. "The Overland Trail in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org". www.wyohistory.org.
3. "Overland Trail Tour | Red Feather Historical Society".
4. "The Overland Trail--Stations From LaPorte to Virginia Dale--Last updated 03/07/00". losthistory.net.
5. "The Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad: Pursuing What's Possible and Making it Happen". Union Pacific.
6. Duhamel, Dominick (May 14, 2024). "1867 Big Wyoming: Capturing Wyoming Rail History".
7. "Overland Trail". www.visitlaramie.org.
8. "Overland Stage II--Wyoming Tales and Trails". www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com.
9. "Great Days Of The Overland Stage". AMERICAN HERITAGE.