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

City Meat Market

Built in 1854

 
 
City Meat Market Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013
1. City Meat Market Marker
The City Meat Market is now closed.
Inscription.
This market has been in
continuous operation since
its construction and is one
of the oldest in California

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 41° 43.919′ N, 122° 38.27′ W. Marker is in Yreka, California, in Siskiyou County. It is on West Miner Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 West Miner Street, 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 walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named City Meat Market (here, next to this marker); Wetzel Building (here, next to this marker); Cleland and Hoyt Building (a few steps from this marker); Brown-Nickell-Authenrieth Building (a few steps from this marker); Bella Union Saloon (a few steps from this marker); Henry Egbert Building (a few steps from this marker); Franco American Hotel Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Livingston and Brothers Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yreka.
 
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City Meat Market Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 21, 2013
2. City Meat Market Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 12, 2026