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Twain Harte Lodge, branded as The Gateway to Sonora Pass, was a key roadside establishment for travelers navigating the Sonora-Mono Highway (modern State Route 108) through California's Tuolumne County. Located ten miles east of Sonora, it served as a vital stop for those traversing the challenging Sonora Pass, one of the highest routes over the Sierra Nevada, connecting the Central Valley with the scenic Eastern Sierra. This area, originally significant during the California Gold Rush, evolved into a destination for logging and, notably, burgeoning automobile tourism by the mid-20th century.