Foresthill in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Old Four Fingers

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 1, 2016

1. Old Four Fingers Marker

Inscription. Old Four Fingers, ruthless outlaw, was killed near this spot on April 1, 1851. Driven to a life of crime by the humiliation and degeration, resulting from a radical digital mutilation, preformed upon him by a pious father. He was apprended and hung after robbing the Foresthill stage by the Foresthill Armed Riders Crime Expedition.

Dedicated by Lord Sholto Douglas Chapter #3
E Clampus Vitus
April 22, 1978
Rededicated April 24, 1993 and so recorded

Erected by E Clampus Vitus Lord Sholto Douglas Chapter #3.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 1, 1851.

Location. 38° 59.653′ N, 120° 55.322′ W. Marker is in Foresthill, California, in Placer County. It is on Foresthill Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19420 Foresthill Road, Foresthill CA 95631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro, in the Sierra Nevada, and in the Lake Tahoe Basin. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Joe (approx. ¼ mile away); First Mining Ditch (approx. 4.1 miles away); Yankee Jim's (approx. 4.1 miles away); Olivers (approx. 5.6 miles away); Forest Hill

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Compressed Air Engine (approx. 6 miles away); Foresthill General Store (approx. 6 miles away); Foresthill Protestant Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Foresthill.

Old Four Fingers Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 1, 2016

2. Old Four Fingers Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here mounted to a large rock next to Everybody's Inn.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,841 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 15, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on December 16, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.