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

Carson Trail - Junction

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 & Vehicles • Settlements & 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. It 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.

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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville (here, next to this marker); Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory of the Bravery of Our Pioneer Officers (approx. one mile 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.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Pony Express (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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

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 369 times since then and 21 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.