Callahan in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Church of Saints John & Paul

Callahan, Siskiyou Co., California

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2012

1. Church of Saints John & Paul Marker

Inscription. Erected about 1858 Father James Croke. A missionary priest held first service here.
First Catholic Church in Scott Valley

Erected 1952 by Native Daughters of the Golden West, Eschscholtzia Parlor No. 112.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 41° 18.433′ N, 122° 47.971′ W. Marker is in Callahan, California, in Siskiyou County. It is on East Fork Road south of California Highway 3, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 East Fork Road, Callahan CA 96014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Modoc Plateau,

in the Shasta Cascade,

and in the Klamath Mountains.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and specifically in the Pacific Northwest.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hayden Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Farrington Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tacitus Ryland Arbuckle (approx. 3.4 miles away); California – Oregon Stage Road (approx. 5.7 miles away); California – Oregon Trail (approx. 6.9 miles away); McBride Ranch (approx. 8.7 miles away); Etna Cemetery Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 11.3 miles away); Hallie Morse Daggett (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Callahan.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2012

2. Church of Saints John & Paul Marker

Church of Saints John & Paul (Callahan) Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2012

3. Church of Saints John & Paul (Callahan) Cemetery

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2012

4. Church of Saints John & Paul (Callahan) Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 27, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.