Near Penn Valley in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Jacob Van Blaren

Photographed by Kent Clark, November 27, 2017

1. Jacob Van Blaren Marker

Inscription. Anthony House Way Station, Pub & Tavern was located just off shore from Commodore Park. It was a stage stop between Marysville & the Virginia City Silver Mines. Jacob Van Blaren, a Civil War bugler, stopped at Anthony House for a period of time and died while staying there. He was in his forties at his death. Proprietors of Anthony House decided to bury him behind the building and it wasn't until Boise Cascade was in negotiations with the historical society that they named the area surrounding his burial site Bugler Park. It is uncertain at what point in Lake Wildwood's history that the park's name was changed to Commodore Park

Erected by Boise Cascade.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 39° 14.324′ N, 121° 12.901′ W. Marker is near Penn Valley, California, in Nevada County. It can be reached from Wildflower Drive near Thistle Loop, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19336 Wildflower Drive, Penn Valley CA 95946, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Anthony House and Ranch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mooney Flat Hotel (approx. 3½ miles away); Convenience Comes to the South Yuba River (approx. 3.8 miles away); Bridgeport Historic District (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Barn (approx. 3.9 miles away); Bridgeport Bridge (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Bridgeport Bridge (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rough and Ready (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Penn Valley.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bridgeport (Nyes Crossing) Covered Bridge (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The burial site is in Commodore

Jacob Van Blaren Grave and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kent Clark, November 27, 2017

2. Jacob Van Blaren Grave and Marker

Park, aka Bugler Cove Park.

Jacob Van Blaren Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kent Clark, November 27, 2017

3. Jacob Van Blaren Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.