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

Tasman Koyom

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

1. Tasman Koyom Marker

Inscription. You are in the historic homeland of the Mountain Maidu people, where their spirits still linger to guard sacred sites in this pristine valley... where they lived free for thousands of years... their paradise.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 40° 8.512′ N, 121° 14.661′ W. Marker is near Chester, California, in Plumas County. It is on Forest Service Road 26N26, on the right when traveling south. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Humbug Valley (here, next to this marker); Soda Spring (a few steps from this marker); Baccala Ranch (approx. 6.3 miles away); Seneca (approx. 8.7 miles away); Cedar Chalet Bakery (approx. 9.3 miles away); Feather River Highway (approx. 9.3 miles away); Eby Stamp Mill (approx. 9.3 miles away); Rich Bar (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

More about this marker. This marker is located at Soda Springs. To reach Soda Springs from Lake Almanor take Humbug Road (County Road 307), then, at approximately mile post 6, take an unsigned road south toward the PG&E Yellow Creek campground.

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Soda Springs is about one mile south of the intersection.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

2. Tasman Koyom Marker

Soda Springs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

3. Soda Springs

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 6, 2013

4. Soda Springs

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 1,689 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 18, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.