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JOHN WINNER, president of the California-Nevada chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

JOHN WINNER, president of the California-Nevada chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association points to where the cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville and the Carson Trail intersect . Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

JOHN WINNER, president of the California-Nevada chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association, left, and Tom Mahach stand next to a marker for the cutoff to Johnson Ranch and Placerville and the Carson Trail. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

JOHN WINNER, president of the California-Nevada chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association, stands next to a marker and an old wagon near the Fresh Pond Trading Post, a rest area used by the emigrants on their way to Placerville and surrounding areas. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene

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