Near Davis Creek in Modoc County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
South Road - Fletcher Creek
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, June 29, 2020
1. South Road - Fletcher Creek Marker
and well timbered with pine and cedar. Camp at some
holes of water at the head of a creek. The
country generally less mountainous than before."
Virgil Pringle, Sep 23, 1846
Erected by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number A-36.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Applegate Trail, the California Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 23, 1846.
Location. 41° 51.408′ N, 120° 39.77′ W. Marker is near Davis Creek, California, in Modoc County. Trails West Inc. provides directions to this marker: From Marker A-35, return to FS Route 73 leaving all gates as you found them. Turn left. Go 6.0 miles to a dirt road (FS Road 47N09D) on the left. Turn left. Go 1.0 miles to a stock pond on the left and park (or you can continue south on the very rocky dirt road and closer to Fletcher Creek). Continue south either walking or driving one mile to Fletcher Creek. Do not cross the creek. Turn left (east), crawl under or over the wire fence, and walk about 350 yards up the creek. From
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Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. South Road - Devil's Garden (approx. 4.8 miles away); Applegate Trail (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Applegate Trail (approx. 5.8 miles away); South Road - Applegate Trail (approx. 5.8 miles away); South Road - Blazed Pine Tree (approx. 8.8 miles away); South Road - McGinty Creek (approx. 9 miles away).
More about this marker. This historical marker somewhat difficult to get to and across very rocky roads and requires a high-clearance 4x4 vehicle and in good weather between June and October. It also requires a short hike after parking off a rocky dirt road.
Regarding South Road - Fletcher Creek. Trails West, Inc. sells a driving guidebook titled A Guide to the Applegate Trail - From Goose Lake to Southern Oregon which provides maps and additional history on the Applegate Trail as it passed through designated marker locations. Purchasing this guidebook prior to visiting the Applegate Trail markers is highly encouraged to gain a better experience of the history of this historic trail.
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, June 29, 2020
2. South Road - Fletcher Creek Marker
View of marker looking west towards Fletcher Creek.
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, June 29, 2020
3. South Road - Fletcher Creek Marker
View of marker looking east and where the Applegate Trail approached to near here head west and across Fletcher Creek.
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, June 29, 2020
4. Fletcher Creek
View of Fletcher Creek. The Applegate Trail crossed this creek in the distance.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
