Spring Garden in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Spring Garden

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 1, 2012

1. Spring Garden Marker

Inscription. The 1851 Spring Garden Ranch sat on the Beckwourth Trail one mile west. About 1900 the town grew on the present site. At one time there were 500 people here.

Located on the railroad, it served mines, mills and ranches for many years.

Erected 1995 by E Clampus Vitus, Las Plumas del Oro Chapter No. 8.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 39° 53.633′ N, 120° 47.194′ W. Marker is in Spring Garden, California, in Plumas County. It is on Spring Garden Depot Road. Spring Garden Depot Road is a frontage road that parallels Highway 70/89 on the west side. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 Spring Garden Depot Road, Quincy CA 95971, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beckwourth Trail – Greenhorn Creek Canyon (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sloat Towne Hall (approx. 3.7 miles away); Sloat Mill Site (approx. 3.8 miles away); Twenty Mile House (approx. 5.7 miles away); Jackson, Ross, Tefft and Dempsey Memorial

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); Vardanega Spring (approx. 6.2 miles away); Mt. Ingalls Lookout (approx. 7½ miles away); Plumas County’s First School House (approx. 7½ miles away).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012

2. Spring Garden Marker

The marker is shaded in this view. It is mounted on the front wall of the building to the left of the entrance door.

Spring Garden Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012

3. Spring Garden Store

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012

4. Spring Garden Store

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.