201 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — Southern Pacific, 1926 to 1945 — Visions for a Two-Season Resort —

Near North Lake Boulevard (State Highway 26), on the right when traveling east.

In 1925, the Southern Pacific Railroad bought Tahoe Tavern and the railroad from Duane L. Bliss. They changed the narrow-gauge railroad to standard tracks and attempted to clear them of snow during the winter. Their vision was to turn Tahoe City . . . — — Map (db m34905) HM

202 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — Tahoe City —

Near North Lake Boulevard (State Highway 28) west of Grove Street.

The turn of the last century brought sweeping change to Tahoe City. Previously, only wealthy families could afford to travel to Lake Tahoe for an extended summer vacation. By the 1920s middle class families could afford to travel in their . . . — — Map (db m34522) HM

203 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — Tahoe City Begins, 1860 to 1895 — A Town of 25 Takes Shape —

Near North Lake Boulevard (State Highway 26), on the right when traveling east.

Most folks traveling to Tahoe City in the 1800s arrived by stagecoach from Truckee. By 1868, 25 people called Tahoe City home. Some harvested hay on what is now Tahoe City’s Golf Course, some worked as fishermen on Lake Tahoe. Others found . . . — — Map (db m34864) HM

204 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — Tahoe City’s “Big Tree” —

Near North Lake Boulevard (State Highway 28) west of Grove Street, on the right when traveling east.

For over 125 years a grand pine tree known as the “Big Tree” stood in the centerline of Highway 28 in the heart of Tahoe City. In 1940 the Federated Women’s Club literally joined hands around the tree when the California Division of Highways’ . . . — — Map (db m34524) HM

205 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — Tahoe City's Constables —

Near California 28 Sunnyside south of North Lake Tahoe Boulevard (California Highway 26).

In 1901 Tahoe City needed a constable. There was an influx of workers and summer visitors expected with the completion of a 15-mile railroad line from Truckee and the opening of the 400-room hotel, The Tahoe Tavern. Robert Montgomery Watson, an . . . — — Map (db m55503) HM

206 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — The Gatekeeper’s Cabin and Museum —

Near West Lake Boulevard (State Highway 89) west of State Highway 28.

[First Marker – Located on the left:] The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society (NLTHS) operates and maintains the Gatekeeper’s Museum, The Marion Steinback Indian Basket Museum, the Watson Cabin Living Museum (located above Commons . . . — — Map (db m34922) HM

207 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — The Plentiful Lake —

Near West Lake Blvd north of Tahoe Tavern Road.

Just as you may have come to fish these waters today, so have native people for thousands of years. Natives of the Tahoe Sierra fished the waters from Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake for food. Depending on the season, they pulled . . . — — Map (db m112970) HM

208 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — The Sacred Lake —

Near West Lake Boulevard (State Highway 89) near State Highway 26.

Lake Tahoe is sacred to the Wa-she-shu or Washoe people. Each spring family groups gathered at Da-ow-‘ah-ga or Lake Tahoe’s shore and offered blessings. Countless generations of children were taught by each family’s leader that their . . . — — Map (db m35432) HM

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209 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — The Watson Cabin —

Near North Lake Boulevard (State Highway 26), on the right when traveling east.

Positioned on a bluff over looking Tahoe City’s Common Beach is the historic Watson’s Log Cabin. The cabin is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the oldest log structure remaining in the North Lake Tahoe area. The two-story . . . — — Map (db m34836) HM

210 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — Trains and Tourists —

Near North Lake Boulevard south of Grove Street.

In the years before automobiles and paved highways, local businessman D. L. Bliss needed a way to bring people to his new Tahoe Tavern hotel. He formed the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company to build and operate a railroad connection . . . — — Map (db m112972) HM

211 ► California, Placer County, Tahoe City — 797 — William B. Layton Park —

On West Lake Boulevard (State Highway 89) west of North Lake Boulevard (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling north.

This park was named for and dedicated to the memory of William B. Layton by the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society. North Lake Tahoe will miss the unselfish way the Bill worked for the community. Past General Manager of the Tahoe City Public . . . — — Map (db m143487) HM

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