Near Goodyears Bar in Sierra County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rite Here

Photographed by Cory Waters, September 9, 2025

1. Rite Here Marker

Inscription. On July 1st, 1887, an attempt was made to rob the Forest City Stage carrying a shipment of Gold from the Bald Mountain Extension Mine. Tom Davis, driver, Ben Treloar, shotgun, were ordered to halt, but were shot and "wounded" before the stage could be stopped. The horses broke into a run pulling the stage clear of the ambush. A posse was mounted but the bandit escaped down into the Oregon Creek Gulch without the gold.

Erected 2010 by the Major William Downie Chapter, E Clampus Vitus 1849 – Credo quia absurdum.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1887.

Location. 39° 30.001′ N, 120° 53.423′ W. Marker is near Goodyears Bar, California, in Sierra County. It is on Dog Valley Road (County Road S302) 0.1 miles south of Mountain House Road (Road 293), on the right when traveling north. Dog Valley Road eastbound joins Mountain Valley Road 0.1 miles west of this location and peels off from Mountain Valley Road as S302 approx. 0.2 miles east of this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Lower Brush Crk, Alleghany CA 95910, 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

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markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mountain House (here, next to this marker); Stamp Mill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Forest City Dance Hall (approx. 2.1 miles away); Forest City (approx. 2.1 miles away); Forest City Brewery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Henness Pass Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); Henness Pass Road - To Ridge Junction (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rite Here (approx. 2.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bald Mountain Mine (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Rite Here Markers - This one is on the right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 2, 2013

2. Rite Here Markers - This one is on the right.

View from this Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cory Waters, September 9, 2025

3. View from this Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 8, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. 2. submitted on June 14, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on October 8, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.