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By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Lafayette House Marker | | |
Inscription.
Dedicated April 23, 1998
Lafayette House
Added Station
By
Diablo Foods
Better Homes Realty - Lafayette
Diamond K. Supply, Ltd.
Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette Historical Society
Pony Express Trail Association
{reverse side reads:}
The station site was located on the southwest corner of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Moraga Road. It was called the "Lafayette House" and was operated by N.P. Lake. He ran an advertisement on April 28, 1860 that stated "There are good stables attached to the premises..."
The road the Pony Express followed went along today's Mt. Diablo Boulevard and the freeway through Orinda and then up Fish Ranch Road. The Pony Express then followed the streets of Claremont, Telegraph and Broadway to the wharf in Oakland where the Ferry "Oakland" would be taken to San Francisco.
© 1998 Joe Nardone
On the front and back of the base of the marker are listed the following sponsors:Thomas J. Titmus & Janice Crossetti-Titmus; Marechal & Doris Duncan; Anne & Marshall Grodin; Whiteapple & Company; Bill & Joanne Somerton; Lamorinda Press & Copy Center; Ruth Dyer; Enlightened; The Wakeman | | | | 
By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Lafayette House Marker (Reverse Side) | | |
Family; Lamorinda Floor Fashions; Alvin & Josephine Powell; Gold N' Goody's; Nancy J. Flood; The Charles Rambo Family; Oliver & Virginia Hamlin; F. Keith Blakeney; Jack & Nancy Holtzapple; Philip & Catherine Sinnott; Barbara Franke Boyle; John R. Kestell; George & June Wasson; Lafayette Motors; The Jack Franck Family; Toot Sweets Bakery; Don C. Good; Lafayette Pet Store; Nor Ski and Sports
Erected 1998.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail marker series.
Location. 37° 53.513′ N, 122° 7.138′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker is at the intersection of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Morago Road, on the right when traveling east on Mt. Diablo Boulevard. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3525 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette CA 94549, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Dedicated to the Pony Express (within shouting distance of this marker); Geils Building (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Lafayette Town Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Dole House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bryant Station Site (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Pony Express (approx. 3.6 miles away); Old Moraga Townsite (approx. 4 miles away); Moraga Barn (approx. 4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lafayette.| | | | 
By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Lafayette House Marker - Wide Shot | | The Lafayette House Marker is located on Mt. Diablo Boulevard, and the site of the Lafayette House is now occupied by a Wachovia Bank. | | |
Also see . . . Lafayette Vistas. The City of Lafayette's Spring 1998 newsletter, Lafayette Vistas, "...The mail traveled by water between the last relay station in Sacramento and San Francisco, but on 20 occasions the Pony Express riders literally missed the boat. That helped put Lafayette on the map, since the riders then continued overland to the Benecia ferry and into Lafayette. After stopping for fresh horses at the Pony Express Station (located at what is now Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Road) the riders made their final push to the Oakland ferry and into San Francisco...." (Submitted on November 28, 2009.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on November 28, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 838 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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