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Watson Log Cabin in Tahoe City, California, was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is the only historic log cabin in the Tahoe City area. [2] The cabin is now owned by the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and is open to the public seasonally.
Tahoe City is located on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at the outlet of the Truckee River. The site was surveyed in 1863, and Tahoe House was built in 1864. [2] The Tahoe post office opened in 1871, closed for a period in 1896, and changed its name to Tahoe City in 1949. [2] The ZIP Code is 96145.
Cal Neva Resort & Casino, previously known as the Calneva Resort and Cal-Neva Lodge, [1] [2] is a resort and casino straddling the border between Nevada and California on the shores of Lake Tahoe. The original building was constructed in 1926 and became famous when the national media picked up a story about actress Clara Bow canceling checks ...
The Washoe tribe later acquired meadow land along Lake Tahoe and gained the right to operate a newer resort complex at Meek's Bay, re-establishing some of the tribe's original presence along the shores of Lake Tahoe. [4] A post office operated at Meeks Bay from 1929 to 1972. [2]
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 miles (8 km) to the north along U.S. Highway 50 at an intersection that is known locally as "The Y" in South Lake Tahoe proper.
Homewood is an unincorporated community of about 200 residents, in Placer County, California, located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. It is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Tahoe City and north of Chambers Landing and Tahoma. [3] It is the location of Homewood Mountain Resort.
South Tahoe High School was founded in 1952 in South Lake Tahoe. [2] The school's campus was originally at the current South Tahoe Middle School, but it was later moved to its present location. [3] The current school was built in an open-air style with most of the buildings not connected to each other with hallways.
Carnelian Bay (formerly, Cornelian Bay) [3] is an unincorporated community on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California, United States. The Cornelian Bay post office operated from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1893. [3] The Carnelian Bay post office opened in 1908. [3]