1891 Map of Markleeville

About this map

Markleeville and the high Sierra Nevada frontier are captured here just before the close of the nineteenth century, showing a landscape defined by mountain passes and early ranching settlements. The Nevada California Boundary Line cuts diagonally through the terrain, separating the steep peaks of Alpine and Mono counties from the developing Carson Valley in Douglas County. The map provides a remarkable record of the era's waystations and homesteads, including Twelve Mile House, Desert Station, and several family-named locations such as Pete Anderson and Bill Johnson's.