Near Oroville in Butte County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Oregon City

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 15, 2012

1. Oregon City Marker

Inscription. Entering California over the Applegate and Lassen trails, a party of Oregonians, captained by Peter H. Burnett, arrived here in autumn of 1848 to establish the town of Oregon City. Burnett, little more than a year later, became the first civil governor of California. Oregon City, for a time, continued to prosper as a gold mining and supply center and then declined into virtual oblivion.

Erected 1966 by California State Park Commission in cooperation with the California Heritage Council, Butte County Historical Society, Schoolmates Club and Mr. James Lenhoff. (Marker Number 807.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 39° 35.55′ N, 121° 31.729′ W. Marker is near Oroville, California, in Butte County. It is at the intersection of Oregon Gulch Road and Oregon City Trail, on the left when traveling south on Oregon Gulch Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2100 Oregon Gulch Road, Oroville CA 95965, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oregon City Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morris Ravine School

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Long's Bar (approx. 3½ miles away); Cherokee (approx. 3.7 miles away); Oroville Dam (approx. 4 miles away); Pioneer Miners Of Thompson Flat District (approx. 4.2 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Autumn Harvest (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oroville.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 15, 2012

2. Oregon City Marker

Oregon City School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 15, 2012

3. Oregon City School

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 15, 2012

4. Oregon City School

Oregon City Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 15, 2012

5. Oregon City Covered Bridge

This is not an historic bridge, but a modern creation.

The Bridge Builders image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 15, 2012

6. The Bridge Builders

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Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 953 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2016, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.