Auburn in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Junction House

Photographed by James King, March 15, 2015

1. The Junction House Marker

Inscription. An early hotel and stage station located on this site marked the junction of roads from Auburn to Foresthill and Illinoistown. In 1854, the home of “The Auburn Poetess,” Mary Eulalie Shannon, reputed to be California’s first woman poet. Scene of the death of “Rattlesnake Dick,” famed early day outlaw fatally wounded in a gun duel with law officers on July 11, 1859.

Erected 1988 by Placer County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1896.

Location. 38° 55.409′ N, 121° 3.335′ W. Marker is in Auburn, California, in Placer County. It can be reached from the intersection of Lincoln Way and Auburn Ravine/Foresthill Road. The marker is located in the southwest corner of the Raley's supermarket parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn CA 95603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge (approx. one mile away); Auburn Iron Works (approx. 1½ miles away); Auburn Depot (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker

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also named Auburn Depot (approx. 1.6 miles away); Southern Pacific Caboose (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Chinese Coolie (approx. 1.6 miles away); Marguerite Mine “Quartz Rock” (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

Also see . . .
1. Mary “Eulalie” Fee Shannon. Find A Grave entry. (Submitted on September 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. A Legends of America Account of the Life of "Rattlesnake Dick. (Submitted on March 20, 2015.)
3. Richard H. “Rattlesnake Dick” Barter. Find a Grave entry. (Submitted on September 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Junction House Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James King, March 15, 2015

2. The Junction House Monument

Mary Eulalie Shannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 9, 2020

3. Mary Eulalie Shannon

“The Auburn Poetess”

"Rattlesnake Dick" Barter image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, unknown

4. "Rattlesnake Dick" Barter

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 1,419 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. 3, 4. submitted on September 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.