Vallecito
The Dinklespiel Store
The Dinklespiel Store was built in 1851 and opened
for business the
following year. The rugged structure was built of
dressed blocks of
rhyolite tuff, brought in by freighters over the
rough trail from the
Altaville quarry. A small adjoining building was
added at a later date
and served as a saddle shop and later as the Wells
Fargo & Co. Express
Office. A close look at the front of the building
will reveal where the
two structures were joined. L. Dinklespiel served
as the first Wells
Fargo agent in Vallecito.
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