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

Sullaway Stage Stop

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 19, 2013

1. Sullaway Stage Stop Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to William and Mary Parker Sullaway the first family to settle in Strawberry Valley in 1858. Sullaway was founder of the Pioneer State Line from Yreka to Shasta, Shasta County in 1857. Forest Home located on this site was this first overnight stopping place for stage drivers and their animals, later the Sullaway’s conducted a hotel-summer resort which made Forest Home the center of business and social life in south Siskiyou County.

Erected 1987 by E Clampus Vitus, Humbug Chapter 73.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 41° 19.197′ N, 122° 20.613′ W. Marker is in Mount Shasta, California, in Siskiyou County. It is at the intersection of North Old Stage Road and Lassen Road, on the right when traveling north on North Old Stage Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1208A Old Stage Road, Mount Shasta CA 96067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Modoc Plateau,

in the Shasta Cascade,

and in the Klamath Mountains.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and specifically in the Pacific Northwest.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Strawberry Valley Stage Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); Berryvale Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mount Shasta

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Mt. Shasta Herald (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Weed Arch (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Alexander Dunsmuir Fountain (approx. 7.4 miles away); Babe Ruth Played Here (approx. 7½ miles away); Locomotive 1727 (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Shasta.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 19, 2013

2. Sullaway Stage Stop Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 829 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.