Simpson Park

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Simpson Park
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Floor elevation6,453 ft (1,967 m) [1]
Geography
Borders onW: Toiyabe Range
E: Simpson Park Mountains
Coordinates 39°30′56″N116°58′09″W / 39.5154814°N 116.9692537°W / 39.5154814; -116.9692537

Simpson Park is a valley south of Grass Valley, Nevada that contained a Pony Express station location of Pony Express Division Four. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Simpson Park Station (GNIS Feature ID )". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 1, 2010.