Spanish Ranch Marker

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Near Meadow Valley in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Spanish Ranch

By Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2012

1. Spanish Ranch Marker

Inscription. Named for two Mexicans who began a horse ranch here in 1850. (Marker Number CHL 481.)

Location. 39° 57.003′ N, 121° 3.419′ W. Marker is near Meadow Valley, California, in Plumas County. Marker is on Spanish Ranch Road, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. This marker is located between Ranch Road and Silver Creek Road. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2070 Spanish Ranch Road, Meadow Valley CA 95956, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Spanish Creek Mines (approx. 1.1 miles away); Meadow Valley Historical Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); Elizabethtown (approx. 5.4 miles away); Feather Publishing Co. (approx. 5.8 miles away); Forest Stationers (approx. 5.8 miles away); Goodwin Law Office (approx. 5.9 miles away); Beckwourth Trail – American Ranch (approx. 5.9 miles away); Coburn-Variel Home (approx. 5.9 miles away).

More about this marker. From the California Historical Landmarks website
Miners going to the East Branch, Middle Fork, or North Fork of the Feather River separated at Spanish Rancho, established in July 1850 by two Spaniards, and at Meadow Valley, 2.5 miles from Spanish Ranch.

By Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2012

2. Spanish Ranch Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 98 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.