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

Johnson Cutoff Trail - Sportsman Hall

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

1. Johnson Cutoff Trail - Sportsman Hall

Inscription. "Started over the mountains again. Drove...over the [most] dusty roads we have ever saw since we left home. Camped about 6 in the evening at the Sportsmans Hall." - Abbey E. Fulkerth, Aug 3, 1863

Erected 2014 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number JC-27.)

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 3, 1863.

Location. 38° 45.015′ N, 120° 36.651′ W. Marker is in Pollock Pines, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Pony Express Trail, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located at the east end of the Sportsman's Hall parking lot between the lot and the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5620 Pony Express Trail, 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,

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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: Sportsman’s Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pony Express - Sportsman’s Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson Cutoff - Took the Hangtown Road (approx. 2 miles away); The Miwok and Maidu Peoples (approx. 2 miles away); Logging in El Dorado County (approx. 2 miles away); The California Gold Rush (approx. 2 miles away); The Mormon Emigrant Trail (approx. 2 miles away); Bullion Bend Robbery (approx. 2 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. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

2. Johnson Cutoff Trail - Sportsman Hall

Sportsman's Hall Restaurant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

3. Sportsman's Hall Restaurant

Marker is located in the parking lot.

Sportsman's Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

4. Sportsman's Hall

Sportsman's Hall (aka Sportsman Hall) was a pony express station (California Historical Landmark 704).

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 219 times since then and 13 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.