Sportman's Hall
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heringermr
N 38° 45.009 W 120° 36.673
10S E 707588 N 4291760
California Registered Historical Landmark #704
Waymark Code: WM1H7P
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2007
Views: 37
This was the site of Sportsman's Hall, also known as Twelve-Mile House. The hotel operated in the late 1850's and 1860's by John and James Blair. A stopping point for stages and teams of the comstock, it became a relay station of the Central Overland Pony Express. Here at 7:40 a.m. April 4, 1860, pony rider William (Sam) Hamilton, riding in from Placerville, handed the express mail to Warren Upson, who, two minutes later, sped on this way eastward.
Marker Number: 704.00
Marker Name: SPORTSMAN'S HALL OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS ROUTE IN CALIFORNIA
County: El Dorado
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 04/03/1960
Location:
5622 Old Pony Express Trail, Cedar Grove
Website: Not listed
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