LAKE BIGLER - Kings Beach, California
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N 39° 14.171 W 120° 01.483
10S E 756799 N 4347206
This Marker was found at a small park at Kings Beach on Lake Tahoe in California.
Waymark Code: WM8QJX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2010
Views: 14
The Marker text reads:
"Lake Bigler
During 1852 the name Lake Bigler came into common usage memorializing California governer John Bigler (1852-1858), who gained notairiety by the rescue of a snowbound emigrant party at Lake Valley. Controversy with Nevada over his Southern Sympathy led the California legislature to legalize the title in 1870. For 75 years, until 1945 when officially rescinded this remained the legal title of lake Tahoe."
Dedicated August 13, 1983
Chief Truckee Chapter No. 3691
E Clampus Vitus
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