Markleeville in Alpine County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Snowshoe Thompson Home

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 26, 2009

1. Snowshoe Thompson Home Marker

Inscription. John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson (1827-1876) Native of Norway who carried mail across the Sierra Nevada on skis, assisting the needful for twenty years, dwelt and died on this site.

Dedicated on June 30, 1990
Native Sons of the Golden West
Joseph L. Neitzel
Grand President
Fund by James D. Pheland Trust

Erected 1990 by Native Sons of the Golden West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1920.

Location. 38° 46.368′ N, 119° 46.349′ W. Marker is in Markleeville, California, in Alpine County. It is on Diamond Valley Road 3 miles east of California Highway 89, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Markleeville CA 96120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Snowshoe Thompson (here, next to this marker); Snowshoe Thomson (within shouting distance of this marker); Carson Trail - To West Carson Canyon (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Pony Express - Woodfords (approx.

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2.7 miles away); Woodfords Station (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Sign of the Elephant (approx. 2.8 miles away); Carson Trail - First Crossing in Mad Canyon (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Hurdy House (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Markleeville.

Also see . . . Snowshoe Thompson: Legendary Skiing Mailman. "Out of all the skiers who have carved the slopes around Lake Tahoe, the most famous is undoubtedly John "Snowshoe" Thompson, the legendary skiing mailman of the Sierra Nevada. When it came to traveling in the wintry mountains, he was the precursor of the pack train, the stagecoach and the locomotive. It required years before any other form of transportation succeeded him.” (Submitted on August 1, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)

Snowshoe Thompson Home Site and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 26, 2009

2. Snowshoe Thompson Home Site and Marker

View of Diamond Valley Ranch Site of Snowshoe Thompson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 26, 2009

3. View of Diamond Valley Ranch Site of Snowshoe Thompson

Looking Southeast from marker.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 26, 2009

4. View of Diamond Valley Ranch Site of Snowshoe Thompson

Looking Southwest from Marker

Hearthstone of the Home of “Snowshoe” Thompson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle

5. Hearthstone of the Home of “Snowshoe” Thompson

This stone is the property of Snowshoe Thompson Lodge 78, Sons of Norway, Yuba City, Ca. and is on display at the Genoa Courthouse Museum in Genoa, Nevada.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 26, 2009

6. View of Diamond Valley Ranch Site of Snowshoe Thompson

Looking North This marker is located on the left. A second Snowshoe Thompson marker is located on the right. (See Nearby Marker for more information.)

John A. “Snow-Shoe” Thompson Gravesite image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Syd Whittle

7. John A. “Snow-Shoe” Thompson Gravesite

Located at the Genoa Cemetery in Genoa, Nevada
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,781 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 5. submitted on July 13, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 6. submitted on August 1, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 7. submitted on July 11, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.