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| Landmark #699 | El Dorado County | Visited: April 5, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque on the site of Mormon Tavern! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: At this site on the old Clarksville-White Rock Emigrant Road was Mormon Tavern. Constructed in 1849, this popular stage stop was enlarged and operated by Franklin Winchell in 1851. It became a remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express and on April 4, 1860, pony rider Sam (Bill) Hamilton changed horses here on the first eastbound trip.
OTHER TIDBITS: The tavern was built by a Mormon fellow named Morgan, and it was described by visitors as truly a roughing-it kind of experience! Leaky roofs, crowded bunk rooms… The tavern changed hands, first to Ashel Lathrop, a captain in the Mormon migration, and then later to Franklin Winchell, who presumably spiffed the place up and made it a tolerable place to stay! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On frontage rd adjacent to State Hwy 50 (P.M. 1.5), take El Dorado Hills Blvd S for 0.5 mi to old White Rd (rd to Clarksville), then NE 0.9 mi, then go W 0.3 mi on PG&E Clarksville Substation Rd to plaque, 0.5 mi W of Clarksville ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~397mi (639km) — 6.7hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |