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

Stephen H. Meek

 
 
Stephen H. Meek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2013
1. Stephen H. Meek Marker
Inscription.
Earliest known trapper to visit
Scott Valley. Employed by the Hudson
Bay Company on 1836. He later
made Scott Valley his home.

 
Erected 1949 by Native Daughters of the Golden West, Eschscholtzia Parlor No, 112.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesExplorationSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
 
Location. 41° 27.16′ N, 122° 54.113′ W. Marker is in Etna, California, in Siskiyou County. Marker can be reached from Sawyers Bar Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 930 Sawyers Bar Road, Etna CA 96027, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Daggett (within shouting distance of this marker); Hallie Morse Daggett (within shouting distance of this marker); Etna Cemetery Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hallie Daggett: Sophisticated Lady and Hardy Pioneer (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hudson Bay Trail (approx. half a mile away); Johnson - Joss Memorial Park
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(approx. half a mile away); This land of ‘Siskiyou’... (approx. half a mile away); I.O.O.F. Hall (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Etna.
 
More about this marker. Stephen H. Meek is buried in the Etna Cemetery.
 
Also see . . .  Autobiography of Stephen Hall Meek. From "A Sketch of the Life of the First Pioneer" in The Golden Era, April, 1885 (Submitted on November 17, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.) 
 
Additional keywords. Hudson Bay Company, fur trapper
 
Stephen H. Meek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2013
2. Stephen H. Meek Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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