
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Alpine County: Bear Valley, Kirkwood, and Markleeville
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9781531616595
ISBN13:
9781531616595
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Alpine County: Bear Valley, Kirkwood, and Markleeville
$31.99
$29.32
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Alpine County is named for its massive peaks, thrust up from molten earth and scoured by glaciers, reminding European settlers of their own Alps. The Washoe Indians enjoyed this precipitous Eden with over 60 alpine lakes long before famous trailblazer Jedediah Smith, his pack animals dying, made it through these mountains. At first, few settlers ventured here, but a silver strike led hopeful residents to carve out a county, making Silver Mountain, then a town of 3,500, their seat of government. But the silver boom ended, and in 1875 Markleeville took the reins, as
Silver Mountain was by then a ghost town. Although Alpine is now the least populated county in California, thousands come each year to hike, camp, or--following the tradition of famous Snowshoe Thompson--ski at popular Bear Valley and Kirkwood, or visit the delightful village of Markleeville, Grover Hot Springs, and other enchanting lake resorts.
Silver Mountain was by then a ghost town. Although Alpine is now the least populated county in California, thousands come each year to hike, camp, or--following the tradition of famous Snowshoe Thompson--ski at popular Bear Valley and Kirkwood, or visit the delightful village of Markleeville, Grover Hot Springs, and other enchanting lake resorts.
Author: Alpine County Historical Society |
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions |
Publication Date: Oct 26, 2005 |
Number of Pages: 130 pages |
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
ISBN-10: 1531616593 |
ISBN-13: 9781531616595 |