Meyers, California

History

Martin Smith, the town founder, opened a trading post and inn on the Placerville-Carson Road in 1851.

The station served as a Pony Express stop up until October 26, 1861. Upon completion of the wagon road over Kingsbury Grade, the Pony Express route continued from Mormon (Genoa) Station to Friday's Station and then along the south shore of Lake Tahoe, stopping at Yank's Station Toll House near Myers (original spelling) on U.S. 50. It then continued on to Strawberry Station. A USGS topographic map from 1891 shows Yanks near present-day Camp Richarson. Meyers was its own distinct locale.

With both a trading post and a hotel, the station also served as a stage stop. The toll house was pushed off its foundation by floodwaters and is now situated on blocks next to the Tahoe Paradise Museum. In 1873, George Henry Dudley Meyers purchased the property. The newly rebuilt station thrived for decades as a hotel and store. On November 25, 1938, the building was destroyed in the Meyers town fire.

Earlier (in 1904), a post office opened south of the station. The post office closed in 1957, only to reopen in 1958.

On June 10, 1991, Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped in the community. She was confined for 18 years in Antioch, California, and was found alive in 2009 in Berkeley.

Climate

Demographics

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Meyers first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census

2020 Census

Amenities

Meyers has one grocery store, Holiday Market, a hardware shop and lumber yard, Meeks, and multiple other restaurants and shops. There is a California Highway Patrol station near the south end, along with an insect inspection station and a post office. The nearest major city center is 5 mi to the north along U.S. Highway 50 at an intersection that is known locally as "The Y" in South Lake Tahoe proper.

Climbing

Meyers is located 20 minutes from Lovers Leap campground and climbing area. Meyers also has its own local climbing areas, including the Pie Shop on Sawmill Road. Pie Shop houses a bouldering area right off the road and a sport and trade climbing area up a short hike.

Education

It is in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.

Notes

References

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