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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E65_royal-gorge-history_Soda-Springs-CA.html
Royal Gorge History. A Brief and Recent History of Royal Gorge. America's Largest Nordic Ski Resort Opens . When Royal Gorge opened in the 70's, Nordic skiing in the U.S. was in its infancy. Since then, the sport has grown to near European popu…
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Hutchinson Lodge. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . Lincoln and James Hutchinson, for whom Hutchinson Lodge is named, were born in the late 1860's in San Francisco of pioneer parents. Both were educated at University of California Berkeley and Har…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E5K_summit-valley-sheep-pens_Soda-Springs-CA.html
Summit Valley Sheep Pens. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . "The sound of the bells when it was quiet (no trains), was magical to hear." . The tinkle of bells on the lead sheep was once a common sound in Summit Valley late in the summer and fal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E5C_dutch-flat-donner-lake-wagon-road_Soda-Springs-CA.html
Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . Only 17 hours from Sacramento to Virginia City. "Safety and comfort can't be beat." "By far the best road constructed across the mountains." "Half the maximum grade" of other ro…
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Donner Summit Lodge. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . At one time there were many lodges and inns along Highway 40. Today one can drive from the Bay Area to Donner Summit in a couple of hours but when Highway 40 was the only route it was two lane…
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Lake Van Norden Dam. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . There has been a dam at the end of Summit Valley since the 1870's as you can see if you look closely at the top photograph here. To the left of the dam you can also see the buildings that use…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZIM_soda-springs-hotel_Soda-Springs-CA.html
History Before the coming of the hotels and ski areas, the only Summit industry was the railroad. There had been a few dairies, two ice houses, sheep and some lumbering, even a still on the hill, but the railroad was key to the Summit. After…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZIL_central-sierra-snow-lab_Soda-Springs-CA.html
History California has some of the most productive farmland in the world and a population of 38 million people. California alone is on of the biggest economies in the world. Water is critical to that economy and Sierran snows are critical to t…
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History There have been many Soda Springs stores over the years on both sides of the railroad tracks. The original Soda Springs Store serviced the many industries on the Summit: ice harvesting, diaries, lumber mills, sheep grazing, and of cour…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T1U_truckee-trail-through-boulder-field-historical_Soda-Springs-CA.html
You take off to the left of the valey [sic] (Summit Valley) Travel over much bad road The rock is all through the wood looking like waggons [sic] white cows and sheep Micajah Littleton, Sep 28, 1850
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