Meyers in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Yank’s Added Station
Photographed by Karen Key, June 18, 2006
1. Yank’s Marker
front side of marker
(back) The Hawley Grade from April 3, 1860 to November 17, 1860 was used by the Pony Express. On November 18, 1860 the new toll road down Johnson Pass (Echo Summit), today’s Old Meyers Grade, was opened to horse traffic and was now used by the Pony Express. It was built by David Demmen Kingsbury and John McDonald. This new route was opened to wagons on February 5, 1861.
At the foot of the new grade was the Osgood Toll House run by Neamiah “Nemi” Osgood.
The former “Lake Valley House” Pony Express Station located a the foot of the Hawley Grade was replaced by “Yank’s” Pony Express Station. It was named after Ephraim “Yank” Clement. He sold it to George Meyers in 1873 and C.G. Celio & Sons acquired it in 1903. “Yank’s” Station was destroyed by the November 25, 1938 Meyers Fire. © 2002 Joe Nardone
In Search of the Pony Express Station Marker • Dedicated September 14, 2002 • Yank’s Added Station • Nov. 18, 1860– Nov. 20, 1861 • Site Located 210° true and 105′.
[Dedicated] By James Stretesky, Lira’s Supermarket, William & Judith Schatz, Tahoe Heritage Foundation, The Pioneering Celio Family, Lake Tahoe Historical Society, Pony Express Trail Association.
Erected 2002.
Topics and series. This historical marker is
this page online
Location. 38° 51.353′ N, 120° 0.778′ W. Marker is in Meyers, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 50) west of Apache Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2977 Lincoln Highway, South Lake Tahoe CA 96150, 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 5 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yank’s Station (here, next to this marker); John (Snowshoe) Thompson (here, next to this marker); Johnson Cutoff - Ascent of Johnson Pass (approx. 2.1 miles away); Luther Pass Trail - Prepared for the Ascent (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Echo Summit (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meyers.
Also see . . . Pony Express National Historic Trail. National Park service website entry (Submitted on October 14, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)
Photographed by Karen Key, June 18, 2006
2. Yank’s Marker
back side of marker
Photographed by Karen Key, June 18, 2006
3. Yank’s Marker and other nearby markers
Photographed by Dan Ballard, March 17, 2026
4. Yank’s Added Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 2,946 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 4. submitted on March 18, 2026, by Dan Ballard of Georgetown, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
