Historical Markers of Douglas County
Location: Western Douglas County, Carson Valley Directions: Along SR 206, 2 miles south of Genoa
N 38° 57.930 W 119° 50.381
Date Conquered: 5/3/07 Nearest Intersection: Muller Lane (SR 757) Quick Description: A marker remembering the original route into the Tahoe Basin. Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of SR 206 Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Another grammatically horrific marker! Dagget Pass Trail, named for C.D. Dagget, who acquired land at its foot in 1854, was earlier called Georgetown Trail. Replaced in 1860 by a wagon road built by Kingsbury and McDonald, for which they received a territorial franchise in 1881, it shortened the distance between Sacramento and Virginia City by 15 miles. The road cost $585,000 toll receipts were $190,000 in 1863. Heavy eastward travel occurred 1860 to 1868. The toll for a wagon and four horses was $17.50. Round trip from Shingle Springs, California, to Henry Van Sickle's Station near the foot of the range. Van Sickle, who helped finance the road, eventually acquired it and sold it to Douglas County in 1889 for $1000. Ironic. Horse-drawn water carts sprinkled summer dust, and sleds packed winter snow providing a year-round hard surfaced road. Pony Express and the line of the Humboldt & Salt Lake Telegraph Company followed Kingsbury Grade. Access onto the old Kingsbury Grade can be made only by the land owner's permission. Keep in mind that the old road now runs through private property.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Another grammatically horrific marker! Dagget Pass Trail, named for C.D. Dagget, who acquired land at its foot in 1854, was earlier called Georgetown Trail. Replaced in 1860 by a wagon road built by Kingsbury and McDonald, for which they received a territorial franchise in 1881, it shortened the distance between Sacramento and Virginia City by 15 miles. The road cost $585,000 toll receipts were $190,000 in 1863. Heavy eastward travel occurred 1860 to 1868. The toll for a wagon and four horses was $17.50. Round trip from Shingle Springs, California, to Henry Van Sickle's Station near the foot of the range. Van Sickle, who helped finance the road, eventually acquired it and sold it to Douglas County in 1889 for $1000. Ironic. Horse-drawn water carts sprinkled summer dust, and sleds packed winter snow providing a year-round hard surfaced road. Pony Express and the line of the Humboldt & Salt Lake Telegraph Company followed Kingsbury Grade. Access onto the old Kingsbury Grade can be made only by the land owner's permission. Keep in mind that the old road now runs through private property.
Dagget Pass Trail, named for C.D. Dagget, who acquired land at its foot in 1854, was earlier called Georgetown Trail. Replaced in 1860 by a wagon road built by Kingsbury and McDonald, for which they received a territorial franchise in 1881, it shortened the distance between Sacramento and Virginia City by 15 miles. The road cost $585,000 toll receipts were $190,000 in 1863. Heavy eastward travel occurred 1860 to 1868. The toll for a wagon and four horses was $17.50. Round trip from Shingle Springs, California, to Henry Van Sickle's Station near the foot of the range. Van Sickle, who helped finance the road, eventually acquired it and sold it to Douglas County in 1889 for $1000. Ironic. Horse-drawn water carts sprinkled summer dust, and sleds packed winter snow providing a year-round hard surfaced road. Pony Express and the line of the Humboldt & Salt Lake Telegraph Company followed Kingsbury Grade. Access onto the old Kingsbury Grade can be made only by the land owner's permission. Keep in mind that the old road now runs through private property.
The road cost $585,000 toll receipts were $190,000 in 1863. Heavy eastward travel occurred 1860 to 1868. The toll for a wagon and four horses was $17.50. Round trip from Shingle Springs, California, to Henry Van Sickle's Station near the foot of the range. Van Sickle, who helped finance the road, eventually acquired it and sold it to Douglas County in 1889 for $1000. Ironic. Horse-drawn water carts sprinkled summer dust, and sleds packed winter snow providing a year-round hard surfaced road. Pony Express and the line of the Humboldt & Salt Lake Telegraph Company followed Kingsbury Grade. Access onto the old Kingsbury Grade can be made only by the land owner's permission. Keep in mind that the old road now runs through private property.
Horse-drawn water carts sprinkled summer dust, and sleds packed winter snow providing a year-round hard surfaced road. Pony Express and the line of the Humboldt & Salt Lake Telegraph Company followed Kingsbury Grade. Access onto the old Kingsbury Grade can be made only by the land owner's permission. Keep in mind that the old road now runs through private property.
Pony Express and the line of the Humboldt & Salt Lake Telegraph Company followed Kingsbury Grade.
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