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

Klamathon

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 21, 2013

1. Klamathon Marker

Inscription. On this site was located the historic lumber town of Klamathon. Townsite laid out in 1888 by the Klamath River Lumber and Improvement Company with the sawmill completed on July 23, 1892. The town boasted a sawmill, box factory, sash and door factory, hotels, boarding houses, a school, post office, 2 churches and 5 saloons. Logs for the mill were floated down from company holding 25 miles upriver. Shortly after midnight on Monday, October 13, 1902 fire raged through the community and by dawn only a few dwellings remained. Most of these were lost to subsequent fires. At this date only a few traces remain of this once prosperous community .

Erected 1982 by E Clampus Vitus, Humbug Chapter 73.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1855.

Location. 41° 53.905′ N, 122° 30.556′ W. Marker is near Hornbrook, California, in Siskiyou County. It is on Klamathon Road near Ager Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13529 Klamathon Rd, Hornbrook CA 96044, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Founding of the American Legion (approx. 2½ miles away); Cottonwood Basin (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bradford Ripley Alden (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cottonwood (approx. 2.8 miles away); All Roads Lead to Ager Stage and Freight Stop (approx. 3.3 miles away); Wilkes Expedition (approx. 6.4 miles away); Pioneer Stage Drivers (approx. 7½ miles away); Hilt, CA (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hornbrook.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 21, 2013

2. Klamathon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,684 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on November 27, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.