Overland Pony Express Route, Mormon Tavern!

Overland Pony Express Route, Mormon Tavern
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:

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:
Let’s simplify! The plaque is on Joerger Cutoff Road, 0.3 miles west of the intersection with Silva Valley Parkway. That’s in El Dorado Hills, CA 95762!

From Los Angeles: ~397mi (639km) — 6.7hrs
From Sacramento: ~28mi (46km) — 0.5hrs
From San Diego: ~538mi (866km) — 9hrs
From San Francisco: ~114mi (184km) — 1.9hrs

When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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