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

Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Ridge

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

1. Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Ridge

Inscription. "We came on over a ridge or backbone; the road is now much traveled, and is very dusty; the earth is very red and dry; the road is well worked here, for they haul much ice along here to Hangtown." - J. Robert Brown, Oct 2, 1856

Erected 2011 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number JC-19.)

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 October 2, 1856.

Location. 38° 48.181′ N, 120° 26.547′ W. Marker is near Pollock Pines, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Peavine Ridge Road 2½ miles west of Ice House Road, on the left when traveling west. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riverton Bridge (approx. 2.2 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Sear's Post (approx. 2.2 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Bartlett Bridge (approx. 5.2 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Hill (approx. 5.4 miles away); Johnson Cutoff - Fresh Pond (approx. 5.6 miles away); Carson Trail - Junction (approx. 6½

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miles away); Cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville (approx. 6½ miles away); In Memory of the Bravery of Our Pioneer Officers (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pollock Pines.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Moore’s (Riverton) (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 18, 2022

2. Johnson Cutoff - Peavine Ridge

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.