Near Meadow Valley in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Spanish Ranch
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2012
1. Spanish Ranch Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 39° 57.003′ N, 121° 3.419′ W. Marker is near Meadow Valley, California, in Plumas County. It is on Spanish Ranch Road, on the left when traveling west. This marker is located between Ranch Road and Silver Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2070 Spanish Ranch Road, Meadow Valley CA 95956, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spanish Creek Mines (approx. 1.1 miles away); Meadow Valley Historical Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); Elizabethtown (approx. 5.4 miles away); Feather Publishing Co. (approx. 5.8 miles away); Plumas County Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Forest Stationers (approx. 5.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Goodwin Law Office (approx. 5.9 miles away).
More about this marker. From the California Historical Landmarks website
Miners going to the East Branch, Middle Fork, or North Fork of the Feather River separated at Spanish Rancho, established in July 1850 by two Spaniards, and at Meadow Valley, 2.5 miles from Spanish Ranch.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2012
2. Spanish Ranch Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on December 11, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
