Twelve Mile House

"I can't remain parked too long for fear of two things ... one, a constant set of eyes watching me from the Washo Headquarters, and the risk of being rear-ended on this shoulder! Moving onto #131. This conquering should be a piece of cake." -- August 2007

[125]       

Washoe Tribe Headquarters, 3.5 miles south of Gardnerville

Douglas
  38.905836, -119.707762

Original Date Visited: 8/24/07
Revisited: 4/15/21
Signed: Both lanes of US 395. Dual signed with - 131 -

Notes: Marker 125's former location used to be a pretty vanilla conquer: right alongside the highway with few issues. However, those issues were a bit ambiguous. This tiny patch of land belongs to the Washo Tribe and officials thought it was a little dangerous for travelers to be stopped along the highway. As such, Marker 125 was removed, but was re-dedicated for Nevada's 150th sesquicentennial celebration in 2015. To alleviate the dangers of shoulder parking officials received permission to place the marker off the highway at the main parking area for the Washoe Tribe Police building. This location at first seems very inconspicuous and a bit out of place, but it's completely comprehensible now that's under the watchful eyes of the tribe.

- This one comes up quick so keep a sharp eye for the turn into the parking area! Please keep in mind that it will be impossible to spot the marker because it sits so far back from the highway. Since most of you will be coming from Gardnerville, look for a brown sign indicating the boundary for the Washo Tribe. This turnoff will be just past this sign on the right. Keep in mind that you are on Washo land so although parking to view the marker is permitted extended parking is frowned upon.

Street View

Here's what you'll see!

Exact Description:
An important hostelry was so named because of its distance from Genoa and also from Cradlebaugh Bridge across the Carson River. It was built in 1860 by Thomas Wheeler where the Boyd Toll Road to Genoa and the Cradlebaugh Toll Road to Carson City converged. In this vicinity, a second station was built by James Teasdale.

Twelve Mile House was an important stop on the road to the Esmeralda mining camp of Aurora.

You will see buildings of the original station here.

The new and improved Marker 125 after its re-dedication in 2015.

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Related Links & Markers:

 - 123 - Cradlebaugh Bridge   - 124 - Boyd Toll Road   Nevada Towns: Aurora   Nevada Towns: Gardnerville 

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