SPORTSMAN'S HALL OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS ROUTE IN CALIFORNIA

Historical Landmark

Description:
This was the site of Sportsman's Hall, also known as Twelve-Mile House, the hotel operated in the latter 1850s and 1860s by John and James Blair. A stopping place for stages and teams of the Comstock, it became a relay station of the Central Overland Pony Express. Here, at 7:40 a.m., April 4, 1860, pony rider William (Sam) Hamilton rode in from Placerville and handed the express mail to Warren Upson, who two minutes later sped on his way eastward.

Registration Date: 9/11/1959

Location:
City: Cedar Grove
County: El Dorado

Directions:
5622 Old Pony Express Trail, Cedar Grove

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