Near Susanville in Lassen County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nobles Trail - Fork in the Road

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, September 24, 2013

1. Nobles Trail - Fork in the Road Marker

Inscription. "We commenced the ascent directly on leaving the city...The greater portion of the company took the road to Marysville while the remaining portion & ourselves included have taken the Red Bluff Road." Mary C. Fish, Sep 12, 1860

Erected 2006 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number N-27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Nobles Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 12, 1860.

Location. 40° 25.268′ N, 120° 42.408′ W. Marker is near Susanville, California, in Lassen County. It is on Eagle Lake Road 0.2 miles north of California Route 36, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Susanville CA 96130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Modoc Plateau

and in the Shasta Cascade.

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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Larry Griffith (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lassen County Courthouse (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pioneer Saloon (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Grand Cafe (approx. 2.4 miles away); Oakes & Philbrook Furniture Store (approx. 2.4 miles away); Susanville Railroad Depot (approx. 2.6 miles away); Roop's Fort (approx. 2.6 miles away); Nobles Trail - Rooptown (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Susanville.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, September 24, 2013

2. Nobles Trail - Fork in the Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.