Plaque Inscription:
In 1862-70, about a mile north of here Peter Larkin and Joe Stancliff used a stone house as a store from which ox
teams pulled wagons up a 30% grade. The San Diego and Fort Yuma Turnpike Co. used the site as a toll road station until 1876.
The crumbling house was replaced in 1917 by another still visible to its east. But road changes, beginning in 1878 and culminating
in today's highway, have left the older stone house ruins inaccessible.
Location: Imperial
County. Site is 200 ft W of westbound lane, I-8 (P.M. 2.3), just N of Mountain Springs Rd, 2.3 mi E of county line,
Mountain Springs. Plaque is located adjacent to Desert View Tower, approximately 100 yards distant from the Desert View Tower
landmark plaque.
GPS coordinates (Desert Tower): 32˚40.14N – 116˚06.14W (Calsign)
Text and lyrics available on ‘California State Landmarks - Imperial County’ –
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