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Stateline (formerly Lakeside and Laphams) [2] [3] is a former unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 6,279 feet (1914 m) ASL. [1] As its name suggests, it is at the state line with Nevada, and mirrors the adjacent community of the same name.
SR 89 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System; [12] however, it is only a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans from the El Dorado-Placer county line to a point 3.2 miles west of the US 395 junction, [13] meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the ...
South Lake Tahoe is the most populous incorporated city in El Dorado County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The city's population was 21,330 at the 2020 census, down from 21,403 at the 2010 census.
Stateline is located at (38.970512, −119.945714). [14] It lies on the southern shore of Lake Tahoe to the east of the California–Nevada state line from which it takes its name, and the city of South Lake Tahoe, California.
A new survey in 1893 showed that the Von Schmidt line was 1,600 to 1,800 feet (490 to 550 m) off to the west. The marker is at the southern end of the California-Arizona State boundary. In 1872, a dispute arose between Nevada and California about the location of the state's boundary.
A statue signifying resilience has replaced a legacy of pain, its gaze fixed on California’s Capitol dome. The California Native American Monument now stands on the grounds of the state Capitol ...
SR 28 in Tahoe City. The route begins at SR 89 in Tahoe City and heads eastward. It then intersects SR 267 in Kings Beach and continues to its terminus at Nevada State Route 28 at the Nevada state line. Route 28 is one of only three state routes that keep the same number in Nevada, along with Route 88 and Route 266.
The California side of the marker. The 1872 marker near Verdi, Nevada is a four-sided cast iron pylon eight feet tall. It includes the words "CALIFORNIA" on the west face of the pylon, "NEVADA" on the east face, "1872, LONGITUDE 120 WEST OF GREENWICH, A.W. VON SCHMIDT, U.S." on the south face, and "170 MILES 47 CHAINS TO OREGON" on the north face.