Alpine County: Big Bear, Kirkwood, Markleeville - Couverture souple

Alpine County Historical Society

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738530468 ISBN 13 : 9780738530468

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2005

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The Alpine County Historical Society, led by president Mike Makley, county museum director Dick Edwards, and county librarian Bessie Platten, has explored the museum's extensive archives. Their perceptive narration accompanies this trek through time in the breathtaking, skyscraping county that boasts not a single stoplight.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738530468
• ISBN 13: 9780738530468
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible