Snowshoe
Thompson

For 20 years Snowshoe Thompson delivered the mail between Genoa, Utah Territory and Placerville.

He skied 90 miles over the Sierra covering 25 to 40 miles per day.

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[Mormon Station State Park in Genoa] [Mormon Station State Park in Genoa] [Mormon Station State Park in Genoa]
[Mormon Station State Park in Genoa] [Mormon Station State Park in Genoa] [Mormon Station State Park in Genoa]
[Lira's in Meyers]

Visit the Genoa Nevada website.

The large statue of Snowshoe Thompson, pictured here, is in Genoa.