Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park in Washoe County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Sand Harbor

1881-1896

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2022

1. Sand Harbor Marker

Inscription. History records Sand Harbor as playing an important role in the operations of the Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber company, one of three large combines supplying lumber and cord wood to the Comstock mines during the late 19th century. Walter Scott Hobart organized the company and John Bear Overton was its general manager.

The steamer "Niagara" towed log rafts from company land at the south end of Lake Tahoe to Sand Harbor. Here the logs were loaded on narrow-guage [sic] railway cars and taken two miles north to a sawmill on Mill Creek.

Lumber and cordwood were started on the way to Virginia City via an incline tramway 4.000 feet long, and rising 1,400 feet up the mountainside where the material was transferred to water flumes and transported to Lakeview just north of Carson City.

The tramway has been described as "the great incline of the Sierra Nevada". (Marker Number 221.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 39° 12.031′ N, 119° 55.799′ W. Marker is in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, Nevada, in Washoe County.

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It can be reached from Nevada Route 28. Marker is located near the boat ramp. Ask for directions at the park entrance station or follow directional signs to the boat ramp. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washoe Valley NV 89704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada,

in the Lake Tahoe Basin,

and in Greater Reno Area.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Fairest Picture (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Great Incline of the Sierra Nevada (approx. 2½ miles away); Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe - Two Men Stake a Timber Claim (approx. 4½ miles away in California); Spooner Area (approx. 6.6 miles away); Lakeview (approx. 6.8 miles away); Franktown (approx. 6.8 miles away); Tahoe Rim Trail (approx. 6.9 miles away); Marlette Lake Trail (approx. 6.9 miles away).

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2022

2. Sand Harbor Marker

Regarding Sand Harbor. Also see Nevada Historical Landmark 246, Great Incline of the Sierra Nevada.

Sand Harbor marker and the "Great Incline of the Sierra Nevada" in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2022

3. Sand Harbor marker and the "Great Incline of the Sierra Nevada" in the background

Sand Harbor Beach near the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2022

4. Sand Harbor Beach near the marker

Boat ramp near the Sand Harbor marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2022

5. Boat ramp near the Sand Harbor marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 26, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.