Oregon House in Yuba County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Henness Pass Road – Oregon House

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Photographed by Cory Waters, October 13, 2025

1. Henness Pass Road – Oregon House Marker

Inscription. “Friday morning left Greenville and past the [Fontaine?] House, cl[i]mb the Oregon Hill to summit and campt that night at the [Oregon] House, makeing 7 miles.“ —Loring Samuel Comstock, Aug 31, 1855.

Erected 2016 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number HP-20.) A significant historical date for this entry is August 31, 1855.

Location. 39° 21.399′ N, 121° 16.747′ W. Marker is in Oregon House, California, in Yuba County. It is at the intersection of Marysville Road (County Route 20) and French Town Road and Rices Crossing Road, on the right when traveling west on Marysville Road. It is at the northeast intersection of Marysville and French Town Roads. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13623 Rices Crossing Rd, Oregon House CA 95962, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dobbins (approx. 4 miles away); Keystone Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bridgeport Bridge (approx. 6.3 miles away); a different marker also named Bridgeport Bridge (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Barn (approx. 6.3 miles away); Bridgeport Historic District (approx. 6.3 miles away); Convenience Comes to the South Yuba River (approx. 6.4 miles away); The First Long Distance Telephone (approx. 7.1 miles away).

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Another marker is no longer nearby. Bridgeport (Nyes Crossing) Covered Bridge (was approx. 6.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Henness Pass Road - To Ridge Junction Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cory Waters, October 7, 2025

2. Henness Pass Road - To Ridge Junction Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 14, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. 2. submitted on October 12, 2025, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.