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

Vardanega Spring

 
 
Vardanega Spring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012
1. Vardanega Spring Marker
Inscription. John Vardanega, first owner of Mt. Tomba Inn, (1933-1944) designed and built this cement tank with the help of the CCC on or about 1938 for water supply in the immediate vicinity.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkNatural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.
 
Location. 39° 51.166′ N, 120° 40.942′ W. Marker is in Cromberg, California, in Plumas County. It is on Mt. Tomba Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blairsden Graeagle CA 96103, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jackson, Ross, Tefft and Dempsey Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Twenty Mile House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sloat Mill Site (approx. 2½ miles away); Sloat Towne Hall (approx. 2½ miles away); Jamison City, Eureka Mine and Mill, Johnstown (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Jamison City, Eureka Mine and Mill, Johnstown (approx. 5.8 miles away); Longboard Ski Races (approx. 6.1 miles away); Spring Garden (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cromberg.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mohawk Hotel and Tavern (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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Vardanega Spring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012
2. Vardanega Spring Marker
Vardanega Spring image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012
3. Vardanega Spring
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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