Shingletown in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Nobles Emigrant Trail

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 13, 2012

1. Nobles Emigrant Trail Marker

Inscription. In 1852, William H. Nobles located an easier and more direct route to California for gold-seekers and pioneers heading west. Nobles Trail contributed importantly to the development of Northern California and led to additional transportation routes. Extensive use of Nobles Trail continued until the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869. The Shingletown area offered several sites with water and grazing to provide welcome rest stops for weary travelers and their animals after their travail of crossing the Nevada Desert and the Cascade Mountains. Sections of the important trail remain visible throughout Shingletown. Today’s traveler can experience a portion of Nobles Trail by driving Emigrant Trail Road from Shingletown toward Lake McCumber.

Erected 2004 by Lassen, Loomis Chapter 1914, E Clampus Vitus and the Friends of the Nobles Trail.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus, and the Nobles Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 40° 29.499′ N, 121° 53.207′ W. Marker is in Shingletown, California, in Shasta County. It is on Alpine Meadows Road just east of Emigrant

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Trail Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shingletown CA 96088, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Shasta Cascade.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shingletown Store (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nobles Trail - Shingletown (about 700 feet away); Noble’s Bungalow (approx. 1.7 miles away); Charlie’s Place (approx. 3.7 miles away); Nobles Trail – Charley’s Ranch (approx. 4 miles away); Manton Store (approx. 4 miles away); Hennessy House (approx. 4.1 miles away); Manton Schoolhouse (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shingletown.

Also see . . . Nobles Trail - Trails West. From there the trail continued westerly through forested and volcanic country, finally descending to the upper end of the Sacramento Valley at Shasta City. (Submitted on August 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 13, 2012

2. Nobles Emigrant Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.