Stagecoach runs had to have stations, as would railroads in the years to come. One such station on the Elko-Eureka and Elko-Hamilton stage runs was Birch, named after James E. Birch, a pioneer stagecoach driver in northeastern and central Nevada. Birch lived on long past its usefulness for automobile travelers heading south. But once Interstate 80 was completed, there were paved roads going from Elko to Eureka and the unpaved road going past Birch received less and less traffic. Only some collapsed buildings mark the site today.

Submitted by: Shawn Hall from his book Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns And Historic Sites Of Eureka, Lander, And White Pine Counties Click here to purchase his book!