Near Greenville in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Peter Lassen
Photographed by Karen Key, August 8, 2009
1. Peter Lassen Marker
Site of Trading Post - 1851
Dedicated by Plumas Pioneer Parlor No. 210, N.D.G.W.
Plumas Parlor No. 228, N.S.G.W.
October 26, 1930
Peter Lassen Marker
Historical Landmark No. 184
State of California
Erected 1930 by Native Daughters of the Golden West and Native Sons of the Golden West. (Marker Number 184.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists.
Location. 40° 8.983′ N, 120° 52.767′ W. Marker is near Greenville, California, in Plumas County. It is on North Valley Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taylorsville CA 95983, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Shasta Cascade and in the Sierra Nevada. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bransford & McIntyre Store (approx. 3.9 miles away); Sincerity Lodge 132 F.&A.M. (approx. 3.9 miles away); Bransford & McIntyre Warehouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); First Permanent Residence in Indian Valley (approx. 5½ miles away); Taylorsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); Taylorville General Store (approx. 5.6 miles away); Taylorsville Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); Indian Valley Railroad
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More about this marker.
This is California Historical Landmark No. 184:
Lassen Trading Post Site
In the summer of 1850, Lassen and a companion, Isidore Meyerwitz, went to Indian Valley and selected a suitable location for a ranch, where they erected a log cabin in 1851 to house their trading post. In 1855 Lassen moved to Honey Lake Valley, Lassen County, where he resided as a miner and farmer until he was killed from ambush while prospecting in 1859.
Also see . . . Wikipedia - Peter Lassen. (Submitted on August 24, 2009, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)
Photographed by Karen Key, August 8, 2009
2. Peter Lassen Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2009, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,639 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on December 11, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2009, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
