1893 Map of Markleeville

About this map

Markleeville serves as a central hub in this high-altitude landscape, situated where the West Fork Carson River and East Fork Carson River descend from the Sierra Nevada into the Carson Valley. This late nineteenth-century survey, based on 1889 fieldwork, captures the region's early transition from a rugged mining and ranching frontier to a nascent recreational area. To the north, early lakeshore settlements like Bijou and Rowlands sit along the edge of Lake Tahoe, while traveler rest stops such as Twelve Mile House and Desert Station mark the overland routes through the high desert flats.