THIS MEMORIAL IS THE
PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE NORTHWEST
FROM THIS POINT IS THE ORIGINAL
VIRGINIA DALE
FAMOUS STAGE STATION ON THE OVERLAND
ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. 1862-1867.
ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH A. (JACK) SLADE
AND NAMED FOR HIS WIFE, VIRGINIA.
LOCATED ON CHEROKEE TRAIL OF 1849
FAVORITE CAMP GROUND FOR EMIGRANTS.
VICE PRESIDENT COLFAX AND PARTY WERE
DETAINED HERE BY INDIAN RAIDS IN 1865.
ROBERT J. SPOTSWOOD REPLACED SLADE.
ERECTED BY
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COLORADO
THE MRS. J. N. HALL FOUNDATION
AND BY
THE FORT COLLINS PIONEER SOCIETY
1935
PIONEER TRAIL MONUMENT AT VIRGINIA DALE, COLO.
Sonbern
N-836
