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July 31, 2020The Big Blue of the Sierra
High in the Sierra Nevada, straddling the border between Nevada and California, you'll find the largest alpine lake in North America, Lake Tahoe—sometimes called Big Blue. Seventy-two miles in circumference, with an average depth of 1,000 feet, it has the sixth-largest volume of any lake in the US—only the Great Lakes are larger. For at least 6,000 years, the territory of the Washoe people centered around Lake Tahoe, but the arrival of non-native people in the 19th century led to a series of armed conflicts and eventual loss of land to farms and townships.
The lake has a long history of disputes. Even its name wasn't formally agreed upon until 1945. Since the first European American saw it in 1844, it has been called Lake Bonpland, Mountain Lake, Fremont's Lake, Fallen Leaf Lake, Maheon Lake, and Lake Bigler, after California's third governor and noted Confederate sympathizer, John Bigler. It was that name that Lake Tahoe finally supplanted on maps starting in 1862. The name 'Tahoe' is thought to derive from the Washoe word 'Da ow ga,' meaning 'The Lake.' But not everyone was enamored of the new moniker. Mark Twain famously criticized it as an 'unmusical cognomen' and that it should retain the name Bigler 'until some name less flat, insipid and spooney than Tahoe is invented for it.' Apparently, we're still waiting.Quote of the day
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The official visitors bureau website for North and South Lake Tahoe. With webcams of the lake, the most beautiful drive around Lake Tahoe, flight deals, weather and the most direct ways to drive and fly to Lake Tahoe.Lake Tahoe | Tahoe.com
Lake Tahoe is the nation’s second deepest lake, and the area previously served as a transcontinental route for first the railroad and later highways. As roadside stops increased in the area, so did the bustle, attracting travelers who were taken by the lake’s beauty and wealth of activities.Other articles from tahoe.comLake Tahoe - Wikipedia
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