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

Jackson, Ross, Tefft and Dempsey Memorial

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012

1. Jackson, Ross, Tefft and Dempsey Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the Memory of
General Jackson, a ‘49er, after whom Jackson Peak and Jackson Creek were named, and first owner of the Haddick Ranch. Also, Ephiram Ross and L.V. Tefft, later owners of the Tefft Ranch, now the Haddrick Ranch.

Also, James Dempsey, who drove stage when the stage road went through the ranch at this point.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 39° 51.27′ N, 120° 41.041′ W. Marker is in Cromberg, California, in Plumas County. It is on Mt. Tomba Road. This marker is at the T where Mt. Tomba Road meets as short section of road that joins Highway 70, across from Old Mill Pond Road. The marker is back in the woods, but visible from Mt. Tomba Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60137 Mt Tomba Road, Blairsden Graeagle CA 96103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: Vardanega Spring (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Twenty Mile House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sloat Mill Site (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sloat Towne Hall (approx. 2.4 miles away); Jamison City, Eureka Mine and Mill, Johnstown

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(approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Jamison City, Eureka Mine and Mill, Johnstown (approx. 5.9 miles away); Spring Garden (approx. 6.1 miles away); Longboard Ski Races (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. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012

2. Jackson, Ross, Tefft and Dempsey Memorial Marker

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 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.