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| Landmark #704 | El Dorado County | Visited: July 12, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The Sportsman’s Hall is still around today as a restaurant! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This was the site of Sportsman’s Hall, also known as Twelve-Mile House, the hotel operated in the latter 1850s and 1860s by John and James Blair. A stopping place for stages and teams of the Comstock, it became a relay station of the Central Overland Pony Express. Here, at 7:40 a.m., April 4, 1860, pony rider William (Sam) Hamilton rode in from Placerville and handed the express mail to Warren Upson, who two minutes later sped on his way eastward.
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: 5622 Old Pony Express Trail Cedar Grove, CA 95709 ANNOTATIONS: 5620 Pony Express Trail From Los Angeles: ~437mi (704km) — 7.3hrs |
| When should I go? | The Sportsman’s Hall is open Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM! |
