Castle Rock, Utah

The area was first used as a campsite in 1847 by Brigham Young and his followers emigrating during the Mormon Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois.[1]

Castle Rock was founded in 1860 when Head of Echo Canyon, also known as "Frenchies", a Pony Express station was built[2] in what is now Summit County. The town of Castle Rock grew around the station as families settled there, hoping to trade with travelers [3] and in 1872, a school was built and functioned until 1937.[4] The original log structure of the station closed in 1867 and was purchased by a French trapper, who moved it a mile away from its current site. Nothing remains of the original Head of Echo Canyon station.[5] In 1872, it became a stop for the Union Pacific Railroad, and was temporarily inhabited by the David Rees and David Moore families.[6] The site of Castle Rock is now home to an automobile junk yard and is private property.[7]