Near Alpine Village in Alpine County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Carson Trail - To West Carson Canyon

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 22, 2022

1. Carson Trail - To West Carson Canyon

Inscription. "Thence over a high sloping stony hill (sloping to the river) and down a steep hill to a canon or pass creek, where comes the first tug of war! Through the first range of the Sierra Nevada mountains" - Giles S. Isham, Aug 5, 1850

Erected 2003 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number CR-37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Kit Carson Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 5, 1850.

Location. 38° 47.054′ N, 119° 49.063′ W. Marker is near Alpine Village, California, in Alpine County. It is at the intersection of Carson Pass Highway (California Route 88) and Emigrant Trail, on the left when traveling east on Carson Pass Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Markleeville CA 96120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodfords Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Pony Express - Woodfords (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Sign of the Elephant (approx. 0.7 miles away); Carson Trail - First Crossing in Mad Canyon (approx. 1.6 miles away); Snowshoe Thomson

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(approx. 2½ miles away); Snowshoe Thompson Home (approx. 2.6 miles away); Snowshoe Thompson (approx. 2.6 miles away); Carson Trail - Crooked Trail (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alpine Village.

Carson Trail Marker 37 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 22, 2022

2. Carson Trail Marker 37

Emigrant Trail near the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 22, 2022

3. Emigrant Trail near the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 390 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.