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Near Canby in Modoc County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Lassen Trail - Pit River

 
 
Lassen Trail - Pit River Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2016
1. Lassen Trail - Pit River Marker
Inscription. "We now call this cr. a river, but we do not know what it is. We begin to hear ... that we are near the Sacramento Valley" - Elijah Preston Howell, Sep 8, 1849
 
Erected 1997. (Marker Number L-9.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationRoads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Lassen Trail and Burnett Cutoff series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1849.
 
Location. 41° 25.766′ N, 120° 52.115′ W. Marker is near Canby, California, in Modoc County. Marker is at the intersection of Centerville Road (County Route 54) and County Route 175, on the left when traveling east on Centerville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canby CA 96015, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Evans and Bailey Fight 1861 (approx. 3.6 miles away); Lassen Trail - Foot Wear (approx. 4 miles away); Lassen Trail - Rattlesnake Butte (approx. 6.9 miles away); Lassen Trail - Pit River Canyon (approx. 7.1 miles away).
 
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Lassen Trail - Pit River Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2016
2. Lassen Trail - Pit River Marker
Pit River Near Canby image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2016
3. Pit River Near Canby
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 31, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
 
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