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

Baccala Ranch

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

1. Baccala Ranch Marker

Inscription. Baccala Ranch located here in Soldier Meadows was homesteaded in 1858 by Baptiste Baccala. A dairy where butter and cheese were produced from 1882 – 1915, and the ranch, are still intact and owned by the Italian – Swiss Family Baccala.

Erected 1987 by E Clampus Vitus, Pair-O-Dice Chapter No. 7-11 & S.E.A.R.C.H.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 40° 13.528′ N, 121° 17.36′ W. Marker is near Chester, California, in Plumas County. It is on Forest Service Road 28N36, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester CA 96020, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cedar Chalet Bakery (approx. 3.9 miles away); "Dinky" (approx. 5.9 miles away); 1848 – Lassen Trail – 1849 (approx. 6 miles away); Soda Spring (approx. 6.2 miles away); Humbug Valley (approx. 6.3 miles away); Tasman Koyom (approx. 6.3 miles away); Dave Stratford 1945 – 2001 (approx. 6.3 miles away); Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

More about

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

this marker. To get to the Baccala Ranch from Lake Almanor, take Humboldt Road (County Road 309) west, then take a (signed) Forest Service road north to Soldiers Meadows campground. Continue approximately one mile beyond the campground.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

2. Baccala Ranch Marker

Baccala Ranch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

3. Baccala Ranch

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,614 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.