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| Landmark #467 | Lake County | Visited: July 12, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque by the side of the road! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The old bull trail from Napa Valley to Middletown was built by volunteers in the 1850s. A number of its grades were 35 percent. An official road in 1861, it was abandoned in 1868. The St. Helena Toll Road, completed in 1868, ran between the same points with grades of 12 percent.
OTHER TIDBITS: Specifically, this road ran from Calistoga to Middletown, passing over Mt. St. Helena! It was because of the steepness of the grades that the bull trail was scrapped and an easier toll road was put in place! Robert Louis Stevenson passed over this toll road when he and his wife were low on cash and had to move to Silverado. He wrote about it in his book, The Silverado Squatters! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: NW corner of State Hwy 29 (P.M. 5.5) and Hill Ave Middletown, CA 95461 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~444mi (715km) — 7.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |