Twain Harte in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Bald Rock Ranch

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 5, 2012

1. Bald Rock Ranch Marker

Inscription. Site of Mi-Wuk Pow-Wows and birthplace of Chief William Fuller. Homesteaded by John D. Williams family in 1865. Purchased by A.T. Wood in 1919. Twain Harte named by Kerurah Ball in 1923.

Erected 1967 by E Clampus Vitus, Matuca Chapter 1849.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 38° 2.295′ N, 120° 13.781′ W. Marker is in Twain Harte, California, in Tuolumne County. It can be reached from the intersection of Twain Harte Drive and Meadows Drive. This marker is in the traffic island created by Twain Harte Drive, Meadows Drive and Joaquin Gully Road. The marker is horizontal to the ground and cannot be seen unless approached on foot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22969 Twain Harte Drive, Twain Harte CA 95383, 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 markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sonora Mono Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confidence Mine (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sonora Pass – Mono Road (approx. 2.3 miles away); Chief William Fuller (approx. 2.9 miles

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away); Soulsbyville (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Soulsbyville (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cherokee (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Joseph Lord House (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Twain Harte.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 5, 2012

2. Bald Rock Ranch Marker

Rededicated Matuca Chapter 1849 E Clampus Vitus Sept. 20, 2008 (6013) Credo Quia Absurdum

The Location of the Bald Rock Ranch Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 5, 2012

3. The Location of the Bald Rock Ranch Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 938 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.