Boyd Toll Road - Nevada Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This Historical Marker commemorates a toll road that serviced traffic to and from the Esmeralda Mining District. Faint vestiges of this road can still be seen in the fields on either side of the highway at this location.

The Nevada State Historical Society lists this marker as number 124 while the sign itself says No. 125.

Marker Title (required): Boyd Toll Road Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 124 Marker Text (required): William H. Boyd was granted a Utah Territory Franchise December 19, 1861, to provide a road to join Genoa to the Cradlebaugh Toll Road, the trunkline to the mining district of Esmeralda. Boyd's Toll Road is still visible to the northwest and southeast from this marker. When the telegraph line from Placerville through Genoa was strung along it in 1863, the Boyd Road was also called "Telegraph Road". It was purchased by Douglas County from Henry Van Sickle and Lawrence Gilman in 1876 for $2,650. County (required): Douglas Marker Type (required): Full Size (with blue painted mesh) Other Marker Type (optional): None Is Marker Damaged? (required): No Other Damage Type (optional): None URL - Website (optional): [Web Link]

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