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

La Porte – Quincy Wagon Road

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 29, 2012

1. La Porte – Quincy Wagon Road Marker

Inscription. On May 1, 1866 a special election was held in Plumas County to issue bonds in the sum of $20,000 for the construction of the La Porte – Quincy Wagon Road. The 34-1/2 mile road was completed in 1867 under the supervision of E.H. Pierce by Conly and Company Bankers of La Porte at a cost of $30,000.

Erected 1999 by E Clampus Vitus, Frank C. Reilly Chapter No. 5978.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1858.

Location. 39° 41.94′ N, 120° 57.934′ W. Marker is near La Porte, California, in Plumas County. It is at the intersection of Quincy - La Porte Road and Little Grass Valley Road on Quincy - La Porte Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reilly’s Saloon (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fuller & Buell (approx. 1½ miles away); Frank D. Everts (approx. 1½ miles away); La Porte’s Chinese Community (approx. 1½ miles away); Cleve O’Rourke Memorial Stampmill (approx. 1½ miles away); John Conly & Co. Bankers

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Rabbit Creek House (approx. 1½ miles away); The Union Hotel (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Porte.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 29, 2012

2. La Porte – Quincy Wagon Road Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 29, 2012

3. La Porte – Quincy Wagon Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.