Hayes Station Marker

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Dardenelle in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hayes Station

By Barry Swackhamer, August 23, 2012

1. Hayes Station Marker

Inscription. Completed in 1860 by innkeeper David Hayes in anticipation of the soon to be completed Sonora-Mono Toll Road.
By 1865 with the toll road completed, wagons, stages, and pack trains used the station as a mail, relay, and rest stop for weary travelers and teamsters.
The single story log building was 18 x 50 ft. with a shake roof. A remainder can still be seen near the large pine tree.

Erected 1986 by E Clampus Vitus, Matuca Chapter 1849.

Marker series. This marker is included in the E Clampus Vitus marker series.

Location. 38° 20.44′ N, 119° 46.96′ W. Marker is in Dardenelle, California, in Tuolumne County. Marker is on Sonora Pass Highway (State Highway 108), on the left when traveling east. Click for map. This marker is next to the highway in Eureka Valley. Marker is in this post office area: Pinecrest CA 95364, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Kennedy Meadows (approx. 2.8 miles away); Jewels of the High Country (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Emigrants of 1852-1853 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sonora Pass (approx. 7.9 miles away); Sonora Mono Toll Road (approx. 7.9 miles away); Earl Purdy (approx. 14.1 miles away); Ebbetts Pass (approx. 14.2 miles away); Hermit Valley (approx. 14.9 miles away).

By Barry Swackhamer, August 23, 2012

2. Hayes Station Marker

Also see . . . Old Sonora-Mono Road – Highway 108. Oldest of the trans-Sierra emigrant trails to California crossed over the spectacular Sonora Pass. Today’s Highway 108 is much the same route as the Old Sonora-Mono Toll Road. (Submitted on August 27, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California.)

By Barry Swackhamer, August 23, 2012

3. Hayes Station Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 27, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 63 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Close up photo of the remains. • Can you help?