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| Landmark #698 | Sacramento County | Visited: April 5, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque on a street corner! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Owned and operated from 1857 as a stage station by Henry F. W. Deterding, this was the site of the second remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express during March-July 1860. Sam (Bill) Hamilton, carrying the first eastward mail of the Pony Express, changed ponies here on April 4, 1860.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: White Rock & Gold Valley Rds 0.2 mi E of intersection of Sunrise Blvd and White Rock Rd Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~387mi (623km) — 6.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |