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

Greenhorn

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013

1. Greenhorn Marker

Inscription. Near this spot in March of 1851 a real “Greenhorn” Englishman traveling through the country inquired at the Bean-McConnell diggings where he might acquire a gold mine. Mr. Bean as a joke sent him to the most unlikely spot up the hill and told him to dig under an Oak tree. No one dreamed he could strike it rich and the joke got funnier and funnier until they found he was quietly working the richest ground along the creek. To perpetuate the joke on themselves the miners baptized the creek “Greenhorn.”

Dedicated April 29, 1978
The Humbug Chapter #73 E Clampus Vitus

Erected 1978 by E Clampus Vitus, Humbug Chapter 73.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1851.

Location. 41° 42.766′ N, 122° 39.38′ W. Marker is in Yreka, California, in Siskiyou County. It can be reached from Greenhorn Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 516 Greenhorn Road, Yreka CA 96097, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moonlit Oaks Dance Pavilion / Clyde Johnson Lynching (approx. 0.8 miles away); No. 4 Kingpin Hydraulic Giant

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Randolph Collier (approx. 1.6 miles away); Clampers Meeting Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); Witherill Building (approx. 1.6 miles away); Witherill/Winckler Building (approx. 1.6 miles away); First Log House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Charles Bibend Building (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yreka.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lynching (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Greenhorn Park parking lot.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013

2. Greenhorn Marker

Greenhorn Park mining exhibit image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013

3. Greenhorn Park mining exhibit

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 706 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.