Near Big Bar in Trinity County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Big Flat – Big Bar

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 2, 2012

1. Big Flat – Big Bar Marker

Inscription. This plaque is between the two sites first mined in ’49. The rush came in 1850, when John Weaver & Co. ditched water from Lil’ Weaver Creek, now Big Bar Creek taking out $100,000 in gold at Big Flat. Elizabeth Walton, mined here with her husband in 1850. Wm. Warrener in 1854, built the Yankee Sawmill, all of wood except for the saw. At Big Bar Creek, in 1855, Warrener built a bridge across the river to connect the Trinity & Humboldt Trails. Miners using 45’ water wheels, worked Big Flat until the great flood of 1861-62, when water 47’ above high water marks swept the river clean of bridges, dams & wheels.

Erected 1997 by Trinitarianus Chapter #62, E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 40° 44.484′ N, 123° 12.947′ W. Marker is near Big Bar, California, in Trinity County. It is on California Route 229. This marker is on the south side of State Route 229,just east of the Big Flat Trinity River Access entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Bar CA 96010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Shasta Cascade,

on the Coast Ranges,

and in the Klamath Mountains.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and specifically in the Pacific Northwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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At least 6 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bagdad (approx. 5.2 miles away); Junction City Centennial (approx. 8½ miles away); Site of Cañon City (approx. 10½ miles away); Kellogg Cemetery (approx. 13 miles away); Dedrick (approx. 13.2 miles away); Japanese Bomb Balloon (approx. 13.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bagdad – North Fork – Helena (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 2, 2012

2. Big Flat – Big Bar Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 889 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on December 21, 2016, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.