Challenge near Dobbins in Yuba County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Henness Pass Road - Greenville

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Henness Pass Road Marker No. HP-19 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cory Waters, September 27, 2025

1. Henness Pass Road Marker No. HP-19

Inscription. “Right hand road again 2 miles to Willow Creek House, then two miles to Foster’s Bar, crossed over North [Y]uba, then terrible time climbing the hill, went on 4 miles to Greenville and Campt.” —Loring Samuel Comstock, Aug 30, 1855

Erected 2016 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number HP-19.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is August 30, 1855.

Location. 39° 26.83′ N, 121° 11.714′ W. Marker is near Dobbins, California, in Yuba County. It is in Challenge. It is at the intersection of Oregon Hill Road and Fountain House Road, on the left when traveling west on Oregon Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17230 Oregon Hill Rd, Dobbins CA 95935, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

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: Keystone Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bullards Bar Dam and Reservoir (approx. 4.8 miles away); Woodleaf Hotel (approx. 4.9 miles away); Dobbins (approx. 5.2 miles away); Henness Pass Road – Wisconsin House (approx. 5.9 miles away); Oregon Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 7 miles away); Marysville to Virginia City in 32 Hours

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(approx. 7 miles away); Forbestown Lodge No. 50 F.& A.M (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dobbins.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 30, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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