Near Vina in Tehama County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lassen Trail - Lassen Rancho Site
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015
1. Lassen Trail - Lassen Rancho Site Marker
"At Lassens ... saw many of the emigrants arriving here. They are broken down with the fatigue. Young men made old & stiff. Many dying with dysentary, fever, scurvey" - Pardon Tiffany, Oct 10, 1849
Guidebook available Tails West Inc. P.O. Box 12045 Reno, NV 89510
Erected 1998 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number L-62.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Lassen Trail and Burnett Cutoff, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1849.
Location. 39° 56.034′ N, 122° 3.45′ W. Marker is near Vina, California, in Tehama County. It is at the intersection of Seventh Street and C Street, on the right when traveling west on Seventh Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26240 Seventh Street, Vina CA 96092, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Western Star Lodge No. 2 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. one mile away); Maywood Woman's Clubhouse (approx. 6.4 miles away); The Hotel Maywood (approx. 6½ miles away); Miners Inn
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More about this marker. The marker is located at the entrance to the New Clairvaux vineyard, formerly the site of Peter Lassen's Rancho Bosquejo.
Also see . . . Rancho Bosquejo - Wikipedia. Rancho Bosquejo (also called "Lassen's Rancho") was a 22,206-acre (89.86 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Tehama County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Peter Lassen. The name means "Wooded Ranch" in Spanish. The grant extended along the east bank of the Sacramento River south of Rancho Rio de los Molinos and Toomes Creek, and encompassed present day Vina on Deer Creek. (Submitted on September 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015
2. Lassen Trail - Lassen Rancho Site Marker
This marker is almost lost in the brush.
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 812 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
