First Court House Marker

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Snelling in Merced County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Court House
in Merced County

First Court House Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Richard Wisehart, April 19, 2008

1. First Court House Marker

Downtown Snelling.

Inscription. Erected 1857
This monument commemorates the
Seventy-fifth anniversary of
the organization of Merced County
and is dedicated to the memory
our pioneers
by
Yosemite Parlor No. 24, N.S.G.W. Merced
May 20, 1930

Erected 1930 by Yosemite Parlor No. 24, N.S.G.W. Merced.

Location. 37° 31.172′ N, 120° 26.249′ W. Marker is in Snelling, California, in Merced County. Marker is at the intersection of Lewis Street (State Highway 59) and 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Lewis Street. Click for map. Marker is in downtown Snelling betwen the fire station and the library. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15930 Lewis Street, Snelling CA 95369, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Tuolumne Gold Dredge (approx. 8.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Merced County History. (Submitted on April 26, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

By Richard Wisehart, April 19, 2008

2. First Court House Marker

Downtown Snelling. View is north. State Highway 59 is in foreground with La Grange to the right and Merced to the left. Behind the marker is the court house with the fire station to the right and the library to the left.