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The Gilmore Family at the Spring, 1888.

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1863: Nathan Gilmore explores Fallen Leaf Lake area, starts summer cattle camp, discovers Soda Spring.
1875: Gilmore introduces Angora goats who roam over wide area. Angora Peak, Angora Lake, Angora Ridge named for goats.
1883: Gilmore bottles and ships large quantities of Glen Alpine Soda Water from wharf at Tallac on Lake Tahoe.
1884: Glen Alpine Camp develops into resort with guests coming from San Francisco and Virginia City by train, boat and stagecoach.
1885: Madame Helena Modjeska, after playing Pipher's Opera House in Virginia City, performs at Glen Alpine. Guests name falls after her.
1898: Nathan Gilmore dies at age 68. Resort is run by his sister-in-law, Jenny Gray.
1910-15: First autos reach the "All Purpose Tourist Resort."
1920-25: E.G. Galt buys Glen Alpine Springs Resort for $10,000. Fires destroy several buildings. Bernard Maybeck designs fireproof buildings.
1946: Galt sells resort to Albert and Mary Garcia following decrease in business after WWII.
1958: Proposal made to convert Glen Alpine Springs to major hotel-motel-cabin complex.
1966: Garcia-Crane sells property to a holding company. Resort closes. Property declines.
1977: David Robert Fritschi, Jr., with United States Forest Service help, purchases Glen Alpine Springs, begins preservation of remaining buildings.
1981: Fritschi starts groundwork for non-profit organization to maintain and preserve the site.
1987: United States Forest Service and Fritschi sign Memorandum of Understanding agreement for Historical Preservation of Glen Alpine Springs, Inc., which receives tax-exempt status the same year.

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