Trinity Center in Trinity County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Trinity Centre Then – Trinity Center Now.

Trinity Center Then – Trinity Center Now. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2012

1. Trinity Center Then – Trinity Center Now. Marker

Inscription. Hudson Bay Co. trappers worked the Trinity Valley as early as 1826. A tenuous peace existed between the trappers and the Wintu Indians. Miners invaded the valley in 1850. In 1851, Moses Chadbourne built a trading post, by the same name, on his ranch close to the Trinity River. By 1853, the settlement was moved back from the river due to flooding and quickly became the supply center on the Calif.-Ore. Trail. Stage roads were completed from Shasta to Yreka by 1860. Mining and logging were the main industries for more than a century. The 1,000 acre Bloss-McClary hydraulic mine, and the shaft mines, Bonanza King, Headligh and Five Pines were but a few. Bucket line dredges began as early as 1912, with the Alta Bert dredge. The huge Estabrook dredge worked the Trinity Center area. All the dredges were electric, supplied by the Calif.-Ore. Power Co., also bringing electricity to the town by 1916. With the advent of Trinity Dam and Lake, Ed Scott developed and sold at cost, 73 lots in the new town. By the end of 1959, most of the homes and buildings in old Trinity Center had been moved to the new location. In 1959, the largest

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employer, R & G Lumber Co. closed both sawmills. The end of an era came to Trinity Valley. The great ranches including the Trinity Farm and Cattle Co. and so many of the historic sites on the river were covered by the waters of Trinity Lake.

Erected 2009 by E Clampus Vitus, Trinitarianus Chapter No. 62.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 40° 59.093′ N, 122° 42.427′ W. Marker is in Trinity Center, California, in Trinity County. It is at the intersection of Airport Road and Trinity Lake Boulevard (California Route 3), on the left when traveling east on Airport Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trinity Center CA 96091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Shasta Cascade,

on the Coast Ranges,

and in the Klamath Mountains.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and specifically in the Pacific Northwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2012

2. Trinity Center Then – Trinity Center Now. Marker

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 5 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: “Jim Swett Field” (approx. 0.6 miles away); Turning Water into Gold (approx. 2½ miles away); Bucket Line Dredges (approx. 4.7 miles away); Carrville (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Bowerman Barn (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,756 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.