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

Wetzel Building

321 W. Miner St.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013

1. Wetzel Building Marker

Inscription. Originally a general store in the early 1850s, it became the site of Alois Wetzel’s first bathhouse and shaving saloon in 1863 (He moved the business across the street three years later). The property was brought and sold numerous times through the years and served a raft of business ventures including a hardware store, Winckler’s Mammoth New Store, Lehners General Merchandise, a millinery and dressmaking establishment, a cigar business, candy store, soda fountain, and grocerteria. The building was not destroyed by the 1871 fire and at one time was the only Miner Street frontage with a two-inch, wooden plank sidewalk rather than the usual one-inch.

Erected by City of Yreka.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 41° 43.92′ N, 122° 38.273′ 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: 321 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: City Meat Market (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named City Meat Market (here, next to this marker); Bella Union Saloon

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(a few steps from this marker); Brown-Nickell-Authenrieth Building (a few steps from this marker); Cleland and Hoyt Building (a few steps from this marker); Ruehle Building (a few steps from this marker); Charles Peters Building (a few steps from this marker); Henry Egbert Building (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yreka.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013

2. Wetzel Building 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 656 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.