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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMND7_the-hermit-of-emerald-bay_South-Lake-Tahoe-CA.html
Captain Richard "Dick" Barter found his way to Lake Tahoe in the 1860s. Barter spent the long winters in Emerald Bay as the sole caretaker of a summer villa owned by Ben Holladay, Jr.
Originally an English sailor, Barter was known to row all th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2C_baldwin-house-tallac-museum_South-Lake-Tahoe-CA.html
In 1920, at age 19, Dextra Balwin ordered construction of her summer house. The architect created a picturesque summer residence that reflected the simple, natural style favored by the wealthy in the 1920s. The house was completed in 1924 and is a…
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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 Pon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B7_john-snowshoe-thompson_South-Lake-Tahoe-CA.html
Send me men to match my mountains. These are words a great poet said speaking for the brave young nation that needed strong and brave men's aid.
In memory ofJohn (Snowshoe) Thompsonwho, for twenty successive winters, 1856-1876, carried the mail…
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This was the site of the most eastern remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express in California. Established as a trading post in 1851 by Martin Smith, it became a popular hostelry and stage-stop operated by Ephraim "Yank" Clement on the …