Near Butte Meadows in Tehama County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lassen Trail - The Narrows
Ishi Monument
Guidebook available
Trails West Inc., P.O. Box 12045, Reno, NV 89510
Erected 1998 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number L-54.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Lassen Trail and Burnett Cutoff, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1849.
Location. 40° 10.433′ N, 121° 40.005′ W. Marker is near Butte Meadows, California, in Tehama County. Marker is on Forest Service Road 27N08 (Lassen Trail) near California Route 32, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest Ranch CA 95942, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bruff's Camp (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lassen Trail - Bruff's Camp (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lassen Trail - Unrecognizable Emigrants (approx. 3.4 miles away); History of the Lassen Trail (approx. 3.4 miles away); Welcome to the Ishi Wilderness (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lassen Trail - Mill Creek Overlook (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lassen Trail - The Last Summit (approx. 5.3 miles away); Katie Thompson Mattie Thompson Josie Campbell (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butte Meadows.
More about this marker. There are no signs identifying Forest Service Road 27N08 or Lassen Trail. This marker is approximately 20 miles from the intersection of Highway 32 and FS 27N08.
Also see . . . The Story of Ishi - A History of UCSF. In August of 1911 a starving native-American man walked out of the Butte County wilderness into Oroville and became an instant journalistic sensation. He was identified by UC anthropologists Alfred Kroeber and T. T. Waterman as the last of a remnant band of Yahi people native to the Deer Creek region. (Submitted on August 26, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 794 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 26, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.