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Boyd Toll Road

Boyd Toll Road

Boyd Toll Road Overview

Boyd’s toll road is still visible to the northwest and southeast of this marker. It was constructed in 1861 to provide a road to join Genoa to the Cradlebaugh toll road, the trunkline to the mining district of Esmeralda.

In 1863, a telegraph line from Placerville through Genoa was strung along it.

Category

  • Mining
  • Telegraph
  • Trail/Road

Marker Type

Blue marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Boyd Toll Road is Nevada Historical Marker #124.

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County

Douglas County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

38.987612, -119.779225

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

William H. Boyd was granted a Utah Territory franchise December 19, 1861 to provide a road to join Genoa to the Cradlebaugh toll road, the trunkline to the mining district of Esmeralda. Boyd’s toll road is still visible to the northwest and southeast from this marker.

When the telegraph line from Placerville through Genoa was strung along it in 1863, the Boyd Road was also called “Telegraph Road.”  It was purchased by Douglas County from Henry Van Sickle and Lawrence Gilman in 1876 for $2,650.

HISTORICAL MARKER No. 124

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

CARSON VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

References Used

Boyd Toll Road