Tollhouse, California
Coordinates: 37°01′08″N 119°23′57″W / 37.01889°N 119.39917°W
| Tollhouse | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Tollhouse in 1972 | |
  Tollhouse Location in California  Tollhouse Tollhouse (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 37°01′08″N 119°23′57″W / 37.01889°N 119.39917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation[1] | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
Tollhouse (formerly, Toll House) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m).[1] Tollhouse is located in the Sierra Nevada, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Shaver Lake.[2] It is home to 2,089 people[3].
The town was created in the 1860s around a lumber mill. The name "tollhouse" comes from the fact that the community was also built up in connection to a now-defunct toll road running up the steep slopes of Sarver Peak to Pineridge and housed a toll house.
The ZIP Code is 93667, and the community is inside area code 559.
The first post office opened in Tollhouse in 1876, closed in 1884, re-opened in 1885.[2] The last toll on the toll road was collected in 1878.[2]
Nearby small towns include Auberry, Prather, and Shaver.
Tollhouse is the tribal headquarters for the Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.[4]
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Tollhouse include:
- George Ballis (1925-2010), photographer and activist whose photos documented the efforts of César Chávez and the formation of the United Farm Workers.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tollhouse, California
- 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1118. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ↑
- ↑ Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians. Indigenous Internet Chamber of Commerce Business Directory. (retrieved 24 July 2009)
- ↑ Brown, Emma. "George 'Elfie' Ballis, 85, who photographed struggle of Cesar Chávez and migrant farmworkers, dies", The Washington Post, September 27, 2010. Accessed September 29, 2010.
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