Tollhouse

FACTS:

Tollhouse is located in California the county of Fresno.

The zipcode is 93667

The town is 7 miles southwest of Shaver Lake.

As of 2014 the population was 2,156 people.

Tollhouse got its name because the road was once a toll road that lead from Sarver Peak to Pine Ridge.

It is 1,919 feet in elevation.

The town once had an elementary school called Sierra Elementary School that has been closed for nearly 5 years.

The tribal headquarters for Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.

BUSINESS:

Some businesses in the area include a restaurant named Humphrey Station, dog groomer, a market and grill named Tollhouse Market, a gas station, an automotive garage, and a post office.

HISTORY::

The town was created around the 1860's around a lumber mill.

In 1867 a mill operator named J. Humprehy's hired 2,000 Chinese laborers to build a road. They opened the toll road and charged 10 cents per head of loose cattle, 50 cents for a horse and a rider, one dollar for a buggy, $1.50 for a wagon with oxen, or two cents per head of sheep or hogs. The last toll was collected in 1878.

A village began to grow around the boom town and J. Morgan opened up a blacksmith shop.
Chuck Yancey built a hotel for the teamsters to stay while working on various jobs.

After Highway 168 was built, the town slowly grew quieter as many travelers going to Shaver or the ski are of China Peak used that route instead.

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Information Resources:

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