Near Nevada City in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nevada City Road - Leaving Washington Ridge

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, December 11, 2013

1. Nevada City Road - Leaving Washington Ridge Marker

Inscription. "We dared not lets them browse among the trees lest, by feeding on the poison oak, it might prove...fatal to them.... We therefore sought a place of greater safety,...through a forest of pine and cedar." - John Steele, Sep 22, 1850

Erected 2013 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number NC-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1850.

Location. 39° 18.893′ N, 120° 54.778′ W. Marker is near Nevada City, California, in Nevada County. It is on Conservation Road half a mile north of California Route 20, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nevada City CA 95959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Julius Albert Apperson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Humbug Creek (approx. 1.9 miles away); Nevada City Road - No Water on Washington Ridge (approx. 2.6 miles away); Site of Lake City (approx. 3.4 miles away); North Bloomfield Drain Tunnel (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. Columncille's Church

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); North Bloomfield School (approx. 3.7 miles away); Humbug/North Bloomfield Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nevada City.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, December 11, 2013

2. Nevada City Road - Leaving Washington Ridge Marker

Conservation Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, December 11, 2013

3. Conservation Road

Conservation Road at State Route 20 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, December 11, 2013

4. Conservation Road at State Route 20

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.