Standard in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Standard Township

Photographed by Richard Wisehart, April 16, 2008

1. Standard Township Marker

Inscription. Starting as a Mi-Wuk village, Standard was ranchland during the gold rush era, when the murderous Jim Lyons lived here. In 1909 Xavier Fassler sold his 567-acre dairy ranch to Standard Lumber Co. By the 1920’s the town had been sold to Pickering Lumber Company and Standard was a typical “company town” all homes, stores, the hospital, etc. were owned by Pickering and the workers were paid in Pickering script. Mexican workers lived in a section labeled “Little Tiajuana”. Louisiana Pacific, Fibreboard Corp., and Sierra Pacific Industries have continued mill operations as the town declined. The last original homes were sold or razed in 1975. The community church (1915) and the main office building (1924) were renovated in 1998.

Erected 1998 by E Clampus Vitus, Matuca Chapter No. 1849.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 37° 58.155′ N, 120° 18.812′ W. Marker is in Standard, California, in Tuolumne County. It is on Standard Road half a mile south of Mono Way (State Highway 108), on the right

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when traveling south. Marker is on the north side of the entrance to the original Pickering Lumber Company headquarters building which currently houses The Lumberyard Brewing Company. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19040 Standard Road Standard California 95373, Standard CA 95373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ralph’s Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); Soulsbyville (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Soulsbyville (approx. 2.9 miles away); Emigrant Trail Terminus (approx. 3 miles away); Jacob Richard Stoker (approx. 3.6 miles away); Cherokee (approx. 3.6 miles away); Sonora IOOF Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Westside Flume & Lumber Company (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Regarding Standard Township. The name Standard Township is believed to be derived from the location where the Pickering Lumber Company's railroad switched from the narrow gage rail line that brought in raw logs from the timbered mountains to the east onto the standard gage rail line that delivered finished lumber products from the Pickering mill to markets to the west, in the San Joaquin Valley and the San Francisco bay area.

Pickering Lumber Company Headquarters Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Wisehart, April 16, 2008

2. Pickering Lumber Company Headquarters Building

View is westerly of the renovated Pickering Lumber Company's headquarters building now occupied by The Lumberyard Brewing Company. Marker can be seen on right side of entrance stairs. Standard Road is in foreground with Mono Way (Highway 108) to the right (north) and Tuolumne Road (CR E17) to the left (south).

Downtown Standard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Wisehart, April 16, 2008

3. Downtown Standard

View is northerly showing the renovated Pickering Lumber Company's headquarters building, now occupied by The Lumberyard Brewing Co., on the left side of the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2008, by Richard Wisehart of Sonora, California. This page has been viewed 2,467 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on October 22, 2014, by James King of San Miguel, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2008, by Richard Wisehart of Sonora, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.