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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