Osgood's Toll House

Osgood's Toll House (HM250Z)

Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 El Dorado County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 56.398', W 119° 58.582'

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Oldest Standing Structure at Lake Tahoe
In 1859, silver was discovered in Nevada and the road past Lake Tahoe became a busy highway for treasure seekers and for the goods they needed to survive. To keep roads in repair, stations were set up and tolls charged for use of the ragged trail between Hangtown (Placerville) and the Virginia City silver mines.

"Five cents a head for every animal, six bits for men and wagons," was a typical toll payable before the train passed the drop-gate at Osgood's Toll operators made a good living for the road was clogged with traffic from dawn to dusk.

The Traveling Toll House
This structure was built in 1859 by Nehemiah Osgood where Echo Creek joins the Upper Truckee River and abandoned when the toll roads were phased out in 1898. It was washed off its foundations in 1911 when Echo Creek flooded and rebuilt in Meyers by the Celio Family. The Lake Tahoe Historical Society moved it to South Lake Tahoe in 1973 and finally to this permanent home in 1991. Restoration is being planned.
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HM NumberHM250Z
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Placed ByLake Tahoe Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, January 27th, 2018 at 1:04pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 242028 N 4314328
Decimal Degrees38.93996667, -119.97636667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.398', W 119° 58.582'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 23.88" N, 119° 58' 34.92" W
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Area Code(s)530, 775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3058 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe CA 96150, US
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