Yank's Added Station

Yank's Added Station (HM2BE)

Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 El Dorado County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 51.353', W 120° 0.778'

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(back) The Hawley Grade from April 3, 1860 to November 17, 1860 was used by the Pony Express. On November 18, 1860 the new toll road down Johnson Pass (Echo Summit), today's Old Meyers Grade, was opened to horse traffic and was now used by the Pony Express. It was built by David Demmen Kingsbury and John McDonald. This new route was opened to wagons on February 5, 1861.

At the foot of the new grade was the Osgood Toll House run by Neamiah "Nemi" Osgood.

The former "Lake Valley House" Pony Express Station located a the foot of the Hawley Grade was replaced by "Yank's" Pony Express Station. It was named after Ephraim "Yank" Clement. He sold it to George Meyers in 1873 and C.G. Celio & Sons acquired it in 1903. "Yank's" Station was destroyed by the November 25, 1938 Meyers Fire. ? 2002 Joe Nardone

In Search of the Pony Express Station Marker · Dedicated September 14, 2002 · Yank'sAdded Station · Nov. 18, 1860- Nov. 20, 1861 · Site Located 210? true and 105′.

[Dedicated] By James Stretesky, Lira's Supermarket, William & Judith Schatz, Tahoe Heritage Foundation, The Pioneering Celio Family, Lake Tahoe Historical Society, Pony Express Trail Association.
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HM NumberHM2BE
Series This marker is part of the Pony Express National Historic Trail series
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Year Placed2002
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 7:15am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 759201 N 4305024
Decimal Degrees38.85588333, -120.01296667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 51.353', W 120° 0.778'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 51' 21.18" N, 120° 0' 46.68" W
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Area Code(s)530, 775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3000-3028 Lincoln Highway, South Lake Tahoe CA 96150, US
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