Eichbaum Toll Road!

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Eichbaum Toll Road
Landmark #848 Inyo County Visited: January 2, 2012 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A plaque marking the first maintained road into Death Valley from the west!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: In 1926, H. W. Eichbaum obtained a franchise for a toll road from Darwin Falls to Stovepipe Wells, the first maintained road into Death Valley from the west. It changed the area’s economic base from mining to tourism and brought about the creation of Death Valley National Monument seven years later.

OTHER TIDBITS: Mr. Eichbaum also built the Stovepipe Wells Resort to house all the people his road brought to Death Valley, turning an industrial valley of death into a fun and beautiful destination for city slickers!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Become a member of the Death Valley 49ers!
  • Donate to the Death Valley 49ers!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
Death Valley National Monument
100 ft S of State Hwy 190 (P.M. 85.83)
Stovepipe Wells, CA 92328

ANNOTATIONS:
The plaque is at the western end of the Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel parking lot:

51880 California 190
Death Valley, CA 92328

From Los Angeles: ~262mi (422km) — 4.4hrs
From Sacramento: ~409mi (659km) — 6.9hrs
From San Diego: ~313mi (504km) — 5.3hrs
From San Francisco: ~504mi (812km) — 8.4hrs
When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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