Near Alleghany in Sierra County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rite Here

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 2, 2013

1. Rite Here Marker

Inscription. On July 1st, 1887, an attempt was made to rob the Forest City Stage carrying a shipment of Gold from the Bald Mountain Extension Mine. Tom Davis, driver, Ben Treloar, shotgun, were ordered to halt, but were shot and "wounded" before the stage could be stopped. The horses broke into a run pulling the stage clear of the ambush. A posse was mounted but the bandit escaped down into the Oregon Creek Gulch without the gold.

Erected 1998 by Downieville 1849 ECV.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1857.

Location. 39° 29.208′ N, 120° 51.186′ W. Marker is near Alleghany, California, in Sierra County. It is on Mountain House Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alleghany CA 95910, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stamp Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forest City Dance Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forest City Brewery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forest City (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bovee Building (approx. 1.3

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miles away); Alleghany (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Sixteen to One Mine (approx. 1½ miles away); Henness Pass Road (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alleghany.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bald Mountain Mine (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Perhaps because the original marker was difficult to read, a second Rite Here marker, with the same text, was placed beside the original marker by Downieville 1849 ECV in 2010.

Adjacent 2010 Rite Here Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 2, 2013

2. Adjacent 2010 Rite Here Marker

Rite Here Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 2, 2013

3. Rite Here Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 683 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.