Tollhouse (formerly, Toll House) is an

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in Fresno County,

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. It lies at an elevation of . Tollhouse is located in the

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, southwest of Shaver Lake and 18 miles southwest of Huntington Lake. It is home to 2,089 people. The town was created in the 1860s around the Yancy lumber mill. The name "tollhouse" comes from the fact that the community was also built up in connection to a now-defunct

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running up the steep slopes of Sarver Peak to Pineridge and housed a

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. The ZIP Code is 93667, and the community is inside area code 559. The first post office opened in Tollhouse in 1876, closed in 1884, re-opened in 1885. The last toll on the toll road was collected in 1878. Nearby small towns include Auberry, Prather, and Shaver. Tollhouse is the tribal headquarters for the Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.

Notable people

Notable current and former residents of Tollhouse include: * George Ballis (1925-2010), photographer and activist whose photos documented the efforts of

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and the formation of the

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.Brown, Emma
"George 'Elfie' Ballis, 85, who photographed struggle of Cesar Chávez and migrant farmworkers, dies"
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'', September 27, 2010. Accessed September 29, 2010. * Theresa Kibby (1953-2021) professional boxer, member of the

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* Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Fresno County, California {{FresnoCountyCA-geo-stub

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