Historical Markers of Douglas County
Location: Central Douglas County, Carson Valley Directions: Along US 395, 3 miles north of Minden
N38° 59' 15.4" W119° 46' 45.4"
Date Conquered: 8/24/07 Quick Description: A marker remembering a toll road that serviced traffic to and from the Esmeralda Mining District. Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was signed. No signs exist today. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Another rarity among Nevada markers -- a mapped plaque! 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. Looking northbound on the busy 395 freeway.Imagine this same pathway paved in only dreams of gold.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Another rarity among Nevada markers -- a mapped plaque! 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. Looking northbound on the busy 395 freeway.Imagine this same pathway paved in only dreams of gold.
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. Looking northbound on the busy 395 freeway.Imagine this same pathway paved in only dreams of gold.
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. Looking northbound on the busy 395 freeway.Imagine this same pathway paved in only dreams of gold.
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