La Porte in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Lotta Crabtree

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 29, 2012

1. Lotta Crabtree Marker

Inscription. Charlotte (Lotta) Mignon Crabtree, born November 7, 1847, New York City. Moved to Grass Valley California in late spring of 1853. In the fall of 1854, the Crabtrees moved to Rabbit Creek (La Porte). Mart Taylor, a saloon owner with a small theater, taught Lotta to do the jig and the reel, also sentimental ballads. In 1855, a child of eight, Lotta gave her first public performance in Rabbit Creek and a fairy star was born. Lotta entertained the miners in the gold fields of California. A professional actress for 37 years, retired at 45. At her death, September 25, 1924, in her seventy-seventh year, the New York Times called her the immortal child.

Erected 1993 by E Clampus Vitus, Frank C. Reilly Chapter No. 5978.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1857.

Location. 39° 41.048′ N, 120° 59.309′ W. Marker is in La Porte, California, in Plumas County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Mooreville Road on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2140 Main Street, Strawberry Valley CA 95981, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Shasta Cascade

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: La Porte (a few steps from this marker); Emigrant Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Union Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Rabbit Creek House (approx. ¼ mile away); John Conly & Co. Bankers (approx. ¼ mile away); Cleve O’Rourke Memorial Stampmill (approx. ¼ mile away); Frank D. Everts (approx. ¼ mile away); Fuller & Buell (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Porte.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 29, 2012

2. Lotta Crabtree Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 29, 2012

3. Lotta Crabtree Marker

Lotta Crabtree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Vintage photograph, n/a

4. Lotta Crabtree

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,223 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 12, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.