 During the American Civil War and during the Snake War, this station was also frequently occupied by Union Army troops and later U. S. Army regulars from Fort Ruby, it was one of several outposts used to defend and keep open this transportation route that linked the western states and territories to the eastern part of the country before the completion of the construction of the transcontinental railroad in 1869.A sheep ranch was established in the 1900s.The Lincoln Highway passed through Eightmile on its route from Ibapah, Utah to Ely, Nevada.