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"Snowshoe" Thompson
A Pioneer Hero of the Sierras
Historical Marker Database · James King
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"Snowshoe" Thompson carried the mail over the mountains to isolated camps for twenty winters, rescuing the lost and giving succor to those in need along the way. He was born in 1827 and died in 1876.
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Photo: James King
Photo: James King
Photo: James King
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