| California (Lake County), Clearlake Oaks — Ranch House |
| | Considered by some to be the oldest dwelling in Lake County, the Ranch House was built in the 1850’s to 1860’s. It was associated with the earliest settlement of High Valley and beginnings of agriculture in Lake County. It is a one and one half story version of a Greek revival home. Swiss immigrants, Joachin and Anna Durst were the first known owners of the property in the 1860’s. They were among the earliest settlers in Lake County. Samuel T. Weston occupied the ranch in late 19th and early . . . — Map (db m26738) |
| California (Lake County), Hidden Valley Lake — 450 — Stone House — State Historical Marker #450 |
| | Oldest building in Lake County. Erected of stone in 1853-4 by Robert Sterling, whose wife was first white woman in Coyote Valley. Rebuilt in 1894. Headquarters of the Guenoc Land Grant and the first store in the valley. — Map (db m16127) |
| California (Lake County), Lower Lake — 429 — Lower Lake Stone Jail |
| | Built in 1876 at the height of the quicksilver mining boom, the Lower Lake stone jail was a response to rapid town growth and the urgent need for civil order. Stephen Nicolai, one of the first stone masons in Lower Lake, built the jail from local materials along with the help of Theodore and John Copsey. The jail is one of the smallest in the United States.
California Registered Landmark No. 429
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the ancient . . . — Map (db m8509) |
| California (Lake County), Middletown — First Church in Middletown |
| | This building built in 1871 was the first church in Middletown — Map (db m11988) |
| California (Lake County), Middletown — First Methodist Church Site |
| | Building Moved
To the Farmer Place – 1894
Destroyed by Storm – 1948
Marker Relocated – 1960 — Map (db m11987) |
| California (Lake County), Middletown — 467 — Old Bull Trail Road and St. Helena Toll Road |
| | The Old Bull Trail Road ran from Napa Valley to Middletown. It was built by volunteers in the 1850’s. A number of grades were 35 percent. It was an official road in 1861 and abandoned in 1868. St. Helena Toll Road also ran from same points. Was completed in 1868. The grades ran to 12 percent. State of California purchased from John Lawley heirs in 1925. — Map (db m11989) |
| California (Lake County), Upper Lake — Bloody Island |
| | Scene of a battle between U.S. soldiers under command of Captain Lyons and Indians under Chief Augustine, April 14th, 1850.
Dedicated as an historical monument by the Native Sons of the Golden West
May 20th, 1942 — Map (db m1055) |
| California (Lake County), Upper Lake — 427 — Bloody Island (Bo-no-po-ti) |
| | One-fourth mile west is the island called Bo-no-po-ti (Old Island), now Bloody Island. It was a place for native gatherings until May 15, 1850. On that date, a regiment of the 1st Dragoons of the U.S. Cavalry, commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Lyon and Lt. J.W. Davidson, massacred nearly the entire native population of the island. Most were women and children. This act was in reprisal for the killing of Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone who had long enslaved, brutalized, and starved indigenous people . . . — Map (db m1190) |
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