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

Taylorville General Store

 
 
Taylorville General Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012
1. Taylorville General Store Marker
Inscription.
Known as Young’s Market
for over a century
This store was built in 1862
to serve Indian Valley

 
Erected 1992 by E Clampus Vitus, Las Plumas del Oro Chapter No. 8.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 40° 4.504′ N, 120° 50.416′ W. Marker is in Taylorsville, California, in Plumas County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Nelson Street on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4368 Main Street, Taylorsville CA 95983, 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: Taylorsville Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Permanent Residence in Indian Valley (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Taylorsville Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Lassen (approx. 5.6 miles away); Oakland Camp (approx. 7.2 miles away); Bransford & McIntyre Store (approx. 7.4 miles away); Sincerity Lodge 132 F.&A.M. (approx. 7.4 miles away); Bransford & McIntyre Warehouse (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylorsville.
 
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Taylorville General Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012
2. Taylorville General Store Marker
Young's Market image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012
3. Young's Market
Young's Market image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 31, 2012
4. Young's Market
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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