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

First Seat of Tehama County Government

Photographed By Syd Whittle, February 4, 2008

1. First Seat of Tehama County Government Marker

Inscription. Tehama County's board of supervisors and other county officials first met in rented rooms in the Union Hotel, later called Heider House. The county seat remained here from May 1856 to March 1857, when it was moved to Red Bluff. The Heider House was destroyed by fire in 1908. This property is part of the original land grant to Robert Hasty Thomes, 1844.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 183

Erected 1981 by State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Pair-O-Dice Chapter #7-11 and Trinitarianus Chapter No.62 E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 183.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1857.

Location. 40° 1.579′ N, 122° 7.301′ W. Marker is in Tehama, California, in Tehama County. Marker is at the intersection of D Street and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on D Street. Marker is on the Northeast Corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tehama CA 96090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tehama County Museum Foundation (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); The Tehama Railroad Bridge (about 600 feet away); Old Tehama County Jail (about 800 feet away); Western Star Lodge No. 2 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. 6½ miles away); Lassen Trail - Lassen Rancho Site (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Hotel Maywood (approx. 7½ miles away); Maywood Woman's Clubhouse (approx. 7½ miles away); Miners Inn (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tehama.

Photographed By Syd Whittle, February 4, 2008

2. First Seat of Tehama County Government Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,279 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.