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| Landmark #708 | El Dorado County | Visited: July 12, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A series of plaques in a grocery store parking lot! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This was the site of the most eastern remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express in California. Established as a trading post on the Placerville-Carson Road in 1851 by Martin Smith, it became a popular hostelry and stage stop operated by Ephraim ‘Yank’ Clement. Pony rider, Warren Upson, arrived here on the evening of April 28, 1860 and, changing ponies, galloped on to Friday’s in Nevada to deliver his mochila to Bob Haslam for the ride to Genoa. Used as a pony remount station until October 26, 1861, the station was sold to George D. H. Meyers in 1873.
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: Yank’s Station shopping center SW corner State Hwy 50 and Apache Ave Meyers, CA 96150 ANNOTATIONS: 2977 US-50 From Los Angeles: ~451mi (726km) — 7.6hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
