Fresh Pond in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

1. Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond

Inscription. "Camping place called [Fresh] Pond at foot of Junction Hill, very long and steep." John McTurk Gibson, Sep 7, 1859
"We got some whisky [sic] for the cattle and drank it ourselves. It is the first I have had" - John W. Powell, Sep 7, 1859

Erected 2011 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number JC-24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1859.

Location. 38° 45.618′ N, 120° 31.841′ W. Marker is in Fresh Pond, California, in El Dorado County. It can be reached from Old Carson Road. Marker is on a frontage road (Old Carson Road) about 500 feet from the intersection of the frontage road and US-50. The marker faces a large parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pollock Pines CA 95726, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it

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is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnson Cutoff - Bartlett Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Carson Trail - Junction (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory of the Bravery of Our Pioneer Officers (approx. 1.6 miles away); Logging in El Dorado County (approx. 2.6 miles away); The California Gold Rush (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Mormon Emigrant Trail (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bullion Bend Robbery (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Pony Express (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

2. Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.