| California (Siskiyou County), Hilt — Jefferson Davis Highway — 1808 - 1889 | | | Jefferson Davis
1808 - 1869
Highway No 99
California — Map (db m12528) | | California (Siskiyou County), Newell — 110 — Canby’s Cross | | | General E.R.S. Canby was murdered here in April, 1873, while holding a peace parley under flag of truce with Captain Jack and Indian Chiefs. Rev. Eleazer Thomas, Peace Commissioner, was likewise treacherously slain. — Map (db m10466) | | California (Siskiyou County), Newell — 9 — Captain Jack’s Stronghold | | | From this fortress Captain Jack and his Indian forces successfully resisted capture by U.S. Army troops from December 1, 1872 to April 18, 1873. Other nearby landmarks of the Modoc Indian War are Canby's Cross, No.110 and Guillam's Graveyard, No.13
Historical Landmark No.9 — Map (db m10460) | | California (Siskiyou County), Tule Lake — Civilian Conservation Corps | | | President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps on March 31, 1933, to provide employment for America's youth and promote the nation's economic recovery. The CCC's work involved conservation projects on forest, park and farm lands, resulting in new recreational opportunities for all Americans. Two million enrollees worked in 975 national, state, county and municipal areas, including 198 camps in 94 national parks and monuments. Many of the roads, trails bridges . . . — Map (db m547) | | California (Siskiyou County), Tule Lake — Petroglyph Point | | | For thousands of years, the hill rising in front of you was an island. Ancient Lake Modoc lapped against its base, scouring cliffs. Later, Native Americans canoed to these cliffs to carve symbols in the soft volcanic tuff, and Modocs still tell of Kamookumpts, creator of the world, who sleeps here.
As you walk along the base of the of the cliff a trail brochure will guide you past petroglyphs and through stories of Petroglyph Point and the native peoples who have gone before and continue today. — Map (db m13736) |
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