Tollhouse in Fresno County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Tollhouse

Photographed by Lester J Letson, circa September 15, 2009

1. Tollhouse Marker

Inscription. In the early 60's Elijah Sarvers, a solitary goatherd, was the first non-Indian here. In 1866 the Woods Bros. began making shakes on Pine Ridge, hiring Indians to carry them down the mountain. In 1867 the county granted them a franchise to build a toll road and fixed the rates. As more mills sprang up a village grew around the toll house. The county bought the road in 1878 and its use became free. It was so steep that despite the great skill of the long line teamsters, an occasional outfit would be lost, yet most of the lumber to build early Fresno came down it. It was replaced by the present road in 1923. Now the new Freeway nears completion.

Jim Savage Chapter 1852
E Clampus Vitus
October 19, 1969

Erected 1969 by E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1878.

Location. 37° 1.14′ N, 119° 23.95′ W. Marker is in Tollhouse, California, in Fresno County. It is on Tollhouse Road, on the right when traveling east. Tollhouse Road now bypasses the town of Tollhouse, but the frontage road that

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runs into the town is still called Tollhouse Road as well. So you turn off Tollhouse Road onto Tollhouse Road to get to the town of Tollhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28524 Tollhouse Road, Tollhouse CA 93667, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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 5 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Humphrey Station (approx. 4.8 miles away); Academy Methodist Church (approx. 11.8 miles away); Academy (approx. 11.8 miles away); Kings River (approx. 13.7 miles away); Choinumni (approx. 13.7 miles away).

Photographed by Lester J Letson, June 15, 2004

2. Tollhouse Marker

The marker sits across from the Tollhouse Market. The marker sits below a hill where a house now occupies the site of the old Tollhouse Hotel.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2010, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. This page has been viewed 2,200 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2010, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2010, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.