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

Tehama County Museum Foundation

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015

1. Tehama County Museum Foundation Marker

Inscription.
Founded December 10, 1979
Built by Molino Lodge No. 150 and Tehama City School
Corner Stone States Dedicated 1859
Listed in the National Register of Historical Places June 1980

Erected 1987 by Native Daughters of the Golden West Berendos Parlor No. 23 & Olivia Parlor No. 309.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list.

Location. 40° 1.642′ N, 122° 7.383′ W. Marker is in Tehama, California, in Tehama County. It is at the intersection of C Street and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on C Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 C Street, Tehama CA 96090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Shasta Cascade,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Tehama County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); First Seat of Tehama County Government (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Tehama Railroad Bridge (about 600 feet away); Western Star Lodge No. 2 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. 6.6 miles away); Lassen Trail - Lassen Rancho Site

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(approx. 7.3 miles away); The Hotel Maywood (approx. 7½ miles away); Maywood Woman's Clubhouse (approx. 7½ miles away); Miners Inn (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tehama.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015

2. Tehama County Museum Foundation Marker

Plaque is on the monument in the shadow at right.

Tehama County Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015

3. Tehama County Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.