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Near Pollock Pines in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Carson Trail - Junction

 
 
Carson Trail - Junction image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022
1. Carson Trail - Junction
Inscription. "We moved on...to where the roads forked...the left hand road leads to Weberville & the right leads to Hangtown or Placerville. We concluded to take the left hand road, now we commence a gradual descent." - James G. Shields, Aug 12, 1850
 
Erected 2011 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number CR-61.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 12, 1850.
 
Location. 38° 45.297′ N, 120° 32.814′ W. Marker is near Pollock Pines, California, in El Dorado County. Marker is at the intersection of Park Creek Road and Old Carson Road on Park Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pollock Pines CA 95726, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Bravery of Our Pioneer Officers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond (approx. 0.9 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Bartlett Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Logging in El Dorado County (approx. 1.8 miles away); The California Gold Rush
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(approx. 1.8 miles away); The Mormon Emigrant Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bullion Bend Robbery (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pollock Pines.
 
More about this marker. This T-marker has two horizontal steel rails welded together. The plate for Carson Trail Marker CR-61 is mounted on the bottom rail. Two plates for Johnson Cutoff JC-25 are mounted on the T-marker, one on the top horizontal rail and one on the bottom horizontal rail.
 
Carson Trail CR-61 and Johnson Cutoff JC-25 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022
2. Carson Trail CR-61 and Johnson Cutoff JC-25
Carson Trail CR-61 and Johnson Cutoff JC-25 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022
3. Carson Trail CR-61 and Johnson Cutoff JC-25
Intersection of Park Creek Road and Old Carson Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022
4. Intersection of Park Creek Road and Old Carson Road
"...the left hand road leads to Weberville & the right leads to Hangtown or Placerville."
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 14, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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