North Columbia in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Alvin Stevens Trivelpiece
1903 - 1967
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2011
1. Alvin Stevens Trivelpiece Marker
Erected 1971 by E Clampus Vitus, Wm. Bull Meek – Wm. Morris Stewart, No. 10.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.
Location. 39° 22.493′ N, 120° 54.3′ W. Marker is in North Columbia, California, in Nevada County. It can be reached from North Bloomfield Road. The marker is located at Diggins Overlook in Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park's Chute Hill Campground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24126 North Bloomfield Road, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shoot (Chute) Hill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Humbug/North Bloomfield Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); North Bloomfield School (approx. half a mile away); St. Columncille's Church (approx. half a mile away); Giant (approx. 0.6 miles away); Malakoff Diggins Clampicnic Area (approx. 0.6 miles away); North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); North Bloomfield Drain Tunnel (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Columbia.
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2011
2. Alvin Stevens Trivelpiece Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2011
3. The Marker at the Diggins Overlook
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2011
4. View from Diggins Overlook
A view of the scars left from hydraulic mining.
The Clamper, October 7, 1967
5. Alvin Stevens Trivelpiece, the original wooden marker
A picture from the December issue of "The Clamper", a publication issued to members of E Clampus Vitus. The picture shows the original wooden marker erected in October of 1967 less than a month after Alvin Trivelpiece passed away. The wooden marker was removed when the brass marker was erected.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on June 23, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 22, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 5. submitted on March 18, 2016, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
