Alpine County Points of Interest
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22 October 2022
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Diamond Valley Road
Snowshoe Thompson Home
John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson (1827-1876) Native of Norway who carried mail across the Sierra Nevada on skis, assisting the needful for twenty years, dwelt and died on this site.
Dedicated on June 30, 1990
Native Sons of the Golden West
Joseph L. Neitzel
Grand President
Fund by James D. Pheland Trust
The two markers to the right of this marker are Snowshoe Thompson and Snowshoe Thomson.
Other sites dedicated to Snowshoe Thomson include Snowshoe Thom(p)son in Carson Pass, Snowshoe Thompson mural in Placerville, Snowshoe Thompson at Boreal Ridge, Snowshoe Thompson Gravesite in Genoa, Snowshoe Thompson Clamper Marker in Genoa, and Snowshoe Thompson Statue in Genoa.