Boyd Toll Road Historical Marker

Boyd Toll Road is Nevada Historical Landmark 124. US 395 is a four-lane, divided highway where cars and 18-wheelers travel at high speed. A tree makes the commemorative marker difficult to spot until you have zoomed past it. The marker reads: 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.
Apr 16th, 2020

Mar 8th, 2020

Great marker
Sep 9th, 2019