Near Foresthill in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pioneers of Deadwood

Photographed by Karen Key, October 29, 2006

1. Pioneers of Deadwood Marker

Inscription. Native Sons of the Golden West are proud to donate this plaque to commemorate the

Pioneers of Deadwood
Placer County,
California

Those gold seekers developed a mining community here along the El Dorado Trail which also served such other early communities as Michigan Bluff, El Dorado Canyon and Last Chance. Here rest some of the earliest members of well known Placer County families. Many of those descendants were in attendance here today.

Erected by Parlor #59 NSGW
May 17, 1937

Erected 1937 by the Native Sons of the Golden West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1814.

Location. 39° 4.883′ N, 120° 41.376′ W. Marker is near Foresthill, California, in Placer County. It

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can be reached from Deadwood Road. To reach the marker, travel approximately 7.5 miles down Deadwood Road, a graded dirt road that is 2WD accessible. At the end of the road, walk up the path, beneath the sign, to the old cemetery location. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Foresthill CA 95631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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 5 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Michigan Bluff to Last Chance (approx. 3.7 miles away); Michigan Bluff (approx. 3.7 miles away); St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Bell (approx. 7.7 miles away); Foresthill School Bell (approx. 7.8 miles away); Foresthill Protestant Cemetery (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Foresthill.

More about this marker. The writing on the marker is extremely worn and barely readable.

Also see . . . Deadwood, Placer County, California. (Submitted on November 12, 2006.)

Secondary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, October 29, 2006

2. Secondary Marker

Deadwood Cemetery
Restored by Drucilla Barner Foundation
Rest in Peace

Deadwood Cemetery Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, October 29, 2006

3. Deadwood Cemetery Entrance Sign

Photographed by Karen Key, October 29, 2006

4. Pioneers of Deadwood Marker

Photographed by Karen Key, October 29, 2006

5. Pioneers of Deadwood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 3,366 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 12, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.