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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Siskiyou County, California
Yreka is the county seat for Siskiyou County
Adjacent to Siskiyou County, California
Del Norte County(21) ► Humboldt County(157) ► Modoc County(44) ► Shasta County(118) ► Trinity County(59) ► Jackson County, Oregon(115) ► Josephine County, Oregon(36) ► Klamath County, Oregon(94) ►
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Opened 1867 – Closed 1925
Founded by Stephen Farrington
Forging of tools for the miner and general blacksmithing was carried on in this shop — — Map (db m57895) HM
Born March 6, 1835 in Lexington, Missouri, Tacitus, at the age of nineteen, left for California by the southern overland route. The journey took six months to complete. He spent many years mining in Napa and Sonoma Counties, working on a ranch in . . . — — Map (db m70296) HM
Killed in Action
V.F.W. Post 5944
Dorris , California
Richard J. Birman • Loren E. Clark • Hudson Moak • Roy N. Taber • Donald F. Taber • James Forthingham • Dalton Yokem • Pete Viscanni • Howard Camp • John S. Branstetter • Clair . . . — — Map (db m87944) WM
Located east of the Cascade Mountain Range where the old Topsy Grade Stage Road enters Butte Valley, the town of Picard was settled in the early 1880s. Picard's Post Office opened in 1883 and closed in 1907. La Lake School located one mile to the . . . — — Map (db m100220) HM
(front plaque)
South Road - Forks Of The Yreka Trail
“All in need of provisions were supplied by a government
agent at this camp. Near this point the road forks-one
leading to Jacksonville, in Oregon, and the other to . . . — — Map (db m151605) HM
"Road good ... Still crooking round the inlets of lake, make 8 miles and camp at a fine bold spring but not cold."
Virgil Pringle, Oct 2, 1846 — — Map (db m151579) HM
Dunsmuir Centennial Committee
Baseball legend 'Babe' Ruth and his New York Yankee team mate Bob Meusel played in an exhibition game with local teams here on October 22, 1924.
Dedicated by
Grand Parlor,
Native Sons of the Golden West
June . . . — — Map (db m40198) HM
Locomotive 1727 is a Class M-6 Mogul built by Baldwin Automotive Works in 1901. It served Southern Pacific in California and Oregon until 1956. 1727 is one of only seven Mogul engines surviving today out of 355 originally built.
Donated by S.P. . . . — — Map (db m40383) HM
In 1886. Alexander Dunsmuir, the son of wealthy coal baron Robert Dunsmuir from Vancouver, British Columbia, visited this area while en route to San Francisco. Alexander was charmed by the rugged beauty of the region and made a proposition to the . . . — — Map (db m40495) HM
The city of Etna began in 1853 with the construction of a sawmill. In 1855 a flour mill was built and named Rough and Ready Mill. Stores, a hotel and schools were established by 1858.
In 1854 a flour mill was erected a mile away and named the . . . — — Map (db m70270) HM
American Legion
Perry Harris Post 260
dedicates this
Veterans Memorial
to the men and women
who have served in the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America
2006
World War I plaque
Presented by the Class of 1917
as a . . . — — Map (db m113340) WM
Hallie Morse Daggett was a refined woman educated in San Francisco, however, her deep love for her childhood home at the Black Bear Mine near Sawyers Bar drew her back to the mountains. She knew how to hunt, fish, ride, trap and shoot early in life . . . — — Map (db m57944) HM
The Etna Chapter of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellow #184 was founded
on January 18, 1871. There were 11
charter members. This brick building
was designed by Louis Fafa and was
built in 1881. The upper floor was used
for lodge . . . — — Map (db m112494) HM
Arrived in California in 1852
via Isthmus of Panama
Lieut. Governor 1883-1887
Supt. San Francisco Mint 1893-1897
Owner Black Bear Mine
Production 3,000,000 dollars — — Map (db m70272) HM
Alexander Johnson donated the land for the first High School, City Park and the Catholic Church.
Leonard Joss, naturalist, landscaped the first city park, planted diverse flora all around Etna.
In honor of their generosity we dedicated . . . — — Map (db m58567) HM
Crystal Creek Methodist Church was organized July 1, 1854. Among the dearest memories of the Old Log Church are those of the pioneers of Crystal Creek Sanitary Association organized in 1863, for relief work during the Civil War. The Old Log Church . . . — — Map (db m70269) HM
This land of ‘Siskiyou’...
‘Beaver Valley'...
“Rough and Ready”...
‘Aetna Mills’... ‘Etna’...
many names – but
One land of majestic mountains, pristine rivers & lakes. Sparkling streams flow through meadows filled . . . — — Map (db m57946) HM
The town of Deadwood, in its brief existence, was one of the most important business centers in early Siskiyou County. In 1857 there wee three stores, three saloons, two butcher shops, a bakery, a blacksmith shop, two stables, and a dairy. Among the . . . — — Map (db m110735) HM
The discovery of gold in the early 1850’s brought miners, businessmen and the army to this valley, with the army establishing a post in 1852.
Improvements to the old trail were completed in 1854 allowing freight and stagecoaches to travel the . . . — — Map (db m70258) HM
On this ground there was established on Oct. 16, 1852 a military post by Companies A and B First United States Dragoons. From April 23 1853 until June 28 1858, the date of its abandonment, this fort was garrisoned by Company E 4th US Infantry. . . . — — Map (db m157682) HM
To the Memory of Those Who
Made the Supreme Sacrifice For
Our Country in the World Wars
World War I
Ed Del Ray • Maud Evans • Perry Harris • George V. Mathews • Leonard Schull • William A. Sheffield • Hallet Smith • Joe Silva • Frank J. . . . — — Map (db m113424) WM
U S Forest Ranger
John F. Williams
Memorial Bridge
Gave his life to save
the life of a drowning
girl at this location
June 24, 1940 — — Map (db m70257) HM
The Meamber School District was formed in May, 1870. Land for the schoolhouse and grounds was donated by what was then the Goodale Ranch.
For the next 87 years, children of the area were educated in the Meamber schoolhouse from first through . . . — — Map (db m70255) HM
Co. E 4th Infantry
Enlisted 1849 • Discharged 1854
Served under Lieut. U.S. Grant
Pioneer packer and rancher
Married Mary J. Fragley 1864
They had a family of nine children:
James, Charles, Alice, Lillian, Helena,
William, Gertrude, . . . — — Map (db m70268) HM
To the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for out county in the World Wars
World War I
Ed Del Ray • Maud Evans • Perry Harris • George V. Mathews • Leonard Schull • William A. Sheffield • Hallett Smith • Joe Silva • Frank J. . . . — — Map (db m70267) WM
A dream of Dr. G.W. Dwindle and others was realized when this dam was completed in 1927. The water surface is 1,800 acres, the length of the shoreline is over 15 miles, the maximum depth is 80 feet. 11,000 acres of farm land are irrigated from this . . . — — Map (db m89115) HM
"Drove 16 miles down Shasta Valley, most of the way good roads, no hills to cross now, but in places the road is stony. Today passed one or two houses. The first I have seen for several months" - James S. Cowden, Oct 11, 1853 — — Map (db m151631) HM
In honor
of our veterans
who sacrificed their
lives in World War II
Alphonse, L.G. • Baugartnere, W. • Bernheisel, T.L. • Capello, A.F. • Clark, J.J. • Dunaway J.S. • Dutro, W.E. • Harris, Wm • Ladd, J. • Mottern, R. • Russell, F.S. . . . — — Map (db m88021) WM
This plaque commemorates the 60th anniversary of the American Legion. The national charter was signed in Hornbook on Sept. 16, 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson while his train stopped enroute from Portland to San Francisco. — — Map (db m88022) HM
On September 29 and 30, 1841, a detachment of the Wilkes expedition numbering 33 persons under the command of lt. George Emmons camped near this site. The party was in route from Fort Vancouver, Washington to Yerba Buena, California, and spent two . . . — — Map (db m89089) HM
On Aug. 8, 1853 Captain Alden led 10 men of the 4th U.S. Infantry from Fort Jones and 80 volunteers from Yreka over these mountains to the assistance of the Rogue River Valley.
This force augmented by 100 volunteers from Oregon defeated the . . . — — Map (db m70216) HM
Originally this area was known as Cottonwood, for the trees that grew along the creek. Gold was discovered here in 1851 by John Thomas, and many rich mines were located nearby, the “Brasswire Mine” and the “Jillson Mine” . . . — — Map (db m70217) HM
In 1851 John Hilt made his way to California from Illinois, landing in Hangtown. Hearing of rich diggins made his way north to Yreka by 1852. Finding way to the Cottonwood area (Hornbrook) where he worked mining, ranching, farming and saw milling. . . . — — Map (db m112571) HM
On this site was located the historic lumber town of Klamathon. Townsite laid out in 1888 by the Klamath River Lumber and Improvement Company with the sawmill completed on July 23, 1892. The town boasted a sawmill, box factory, sash and door . . . — — Map (db m70458) HM
Named after John D. Tennant, an official of the Long Bell Lumber Co. Besides the store that is still here, the town had a church, post office, library, hotel, skidsshacks, schools, and a roundhouse at the height of logging operations. Trains were . . . — — Map (db m99900) HM
"After noon we drove on until night and no water to be seen
anywhare; so we pitched camp and stayed all night without
water; in the morning we hitched up and pushed on for water"
-James Baron, Aug 9, 1855 — — Map (db m151586) HM
"At noon we came to a pine forest. Traveled in it the
rest of the day. One very steep stony hill to go up.
Road considerably stony at intervals all day."
- George McCowen, Aug 28, 1854 — — Map (db m151589) HM
"Started at 6 went on to pine woods took dinner no
water or grass then passed on to Butte Creek & followed
it three miles & campt round a little lake quite stony to
day poor country"
- Hinsdale Truman Shepard Sep 4, 1852 — — Map (db m151590) HM
Was a stage stop on first wagon road into Siskiyou County. The road known as Military Pass Road (circling Mt. Shasta to the east & north) was a link between Fort Crook and Fort Jones with the railroad advancing as far as Bartle. The town consisted . . . — — Map (db m69858) HM
Here along the Oregon-California Stage Road of 1856, a new road east to Linkville, now Klamath Falls, was built in 1876.
With the arrival of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1887, Jerome B. Ager saw a need for a hotel, general store, saloon and . . . — — Map (db m151102) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the
Pioneers of Little Shasta Valley
who raised this House to the Glory of God.
On March 5, 1876
The Little Shasta Congregational Church
was formed. It was in 1877
that the first subscriptions were
taken for . . . — — Map (db m112622) HM
On January 17, 1887 L.D. Norton, Assistant Engineer for the Southern Pacific Company, began to layout this townsite named in honor of Samuel S. Montague who was Chief Engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad most noted for his skillful engineering . . . — — Map (db m69875) HM
A small settlement started here in the 1880’s with two stores. A post office (established in 1888), saloon, blacksmith shop, slaughter-house, meat market, harness shop, race track, ball park and a few houses. Farther east was a grist mill. The post . . . — — Map (db m69873) HM
"Started & went 15 miles to Shasta River & campt
verry cold nights frost last night not [feeling]
any better" - Hinsdale Truman Shepard, Sep 7, 1852 — — Map (db m151633) HM
"The first day of October we journeyed west fourteen miles to the Snelling Ranch, now called the Hurd Ranch, near Sheep Rock, Shasta Valley." - Andrew Soule, Oct 1, 1854 — — Map (db m151629) HM
Across the road from this marker stood the Strawberry Valley Stage Station which served the patrons of this line from its completion in 1857 until 1886 when the railroad construction reached the valley.
The small building across the road was . . . — — Map (db m69860) HM
Dedicated to William and Mary Parker Sullaway the first family to settle in Strawberry Valley in 1858. Sullaway was founder of the Pioneer State Line from Yreka to Shasta, Shasta County in 1857. Forest Home located on this site was this first . . . — — Map (db m69859) HM
Site of Berryvale Post Office. It operated from 1870 to 1887. Postmasters were JH Sisson, GL Lamphere, ET Keyser, Sophia J Fellows. The post office moved to the railroad station in 1887 and became known as Sisson in 1924. It was renamed Mt. Shasta. . . . — — Map (db m62786) HM
Administered by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture has been designated a
Registered Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation's natural heritage and contributes to a . . . — — Map (db m89118) HM
In 1913, Hallie Daggett accepted the job at the Eddy Gulch Lookout, entering history books as the Forest Service’s first woman lookout (1913-1927). At a time when men dominated the workplace, this act took special courage, self-confidence, and a . . . — — Map (db m151909) HM
Sawyers Bar is perhaps the most picturesque of the northern mining towns. It was founded in 1850 by Captain John Best and party who were guided to the spot by a friendly Indian. The town was originally called Bestville and had over 3,000 . . . — — Map (db m70287) HM
The piles of boulders you see before you were made around 1850.
The miners used both windlass and water powered derricks to lift and pile these rocks in their search for placer gold in the underlying sands.
Water power for the . . . — — Map (db m89092) HM
This monument overlooking the spot where gold was first discovered in Siskiyou County in the summer of 1850 is dedicated to the memory of John Scott — — Map (db m89090) HM
"Went 15 miles came to a big meadow [grass lake] & campt we took water with us this morning found no good water here" - Phoebe S. Terwilliger, Oct 11, 1854 — — Map (db m151608) HM
"Only drove 6 miles to a good camping place. Are yet on Butte Creek. There is a large amount of timber ... The hills and mountains are nearly all covered with a heavy growth of pine timber" - James S. Cowden, Oct 9, 1853 — — Map (db m151604) HM
"We are now out of the diggers and and in the Shasta
Valley tribe (country) they are not so hostile" - Sophronia Helen Stone, Sep 20, 1852 — — Map (db m151592) HM
"The next day we followed up Butte Creek for six
miles and pitched our tents. We lost a fine horse here."
- Andrew Soule, Sep 29, 1854 — — Map (db m151595) HM
Original Marker (2008):
Yreka Trail - Splendid Pine Timber
"Passed through splendid pine timber & fur [sic] & spruce ... Passed the dividing ridge of the Shasta Mountains Verry [sic] rough & bad roads this afternoon 18 miles to day . . . — — Map (db m151902) HM
Forced to flee the stronghold, the Modoc took cover amid the craggy lava features in this area. A group under Scarface Charley watched from the Schonchin Flow as Army troops marched from Gillems Camp toward their concealed position.
Officers . . . — — Map (db m87906) HM
It was April 11, 1873, the middle of the Modoc War. Though greatly outnumbered, Modoc warriors had easily defeated the Army in the first battle for the Stronghold in January, and soldiers had waited through the winter while peach talks dragged on. . . . — — Map (db m87916) HM
Over the years, various individuals and group have made efforts to memorialize the death of General E.R.S. Canby, the only general to be killed in an Indian War. This wooden cross is a replica of an original erected by a U.S. soldier in 1882, just . . . — — Map (db m87909) HM WM
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps on March 31, 1933, to provide employment for America's youth and promote the nation's economic recovery. The CCC's work involved conservation projects on forest, park . . . — — Map (db m547) HM
For thousands of years, the hill rising in front of you was an island. Ancient Lake Modoc lapped against its base, scouring cliffs. Later, Native Americans canoed to these cliffs to carve symbols in the soft volcanic tuff, and Modocs still tell of . . . — — Map (db m13736) HM
This was the shoreline of Tule Lake in 1872-73. The Modoc Indians occupying the Stronghold obtained water at this point.
Once nearly 100,000 acres, the lake was drained between 1912 and 1958 to make fertile land available for homesteads. — — Map (db m87914) HM
Thousands of years ago, flowing lava cooled forming a natural fortress. The surrounding area later became the center of the Modoc Indian homeland. A series of events made this lava stronghold a focal point in the war to remove the Modoc from their . . . — — Map (db m87917) HM
Preserved for its caves and volcanic features since 1925, Lava Beds serves as an outdoor school for professional and amateur geologists alike. While the monument covers only ten percent of the surface area of the massive Medicine Lake shield volcano . . . — — Map (db m63272) HM
“Crossed on the natural bridge ... Composed of
solid rock ... Went 15 miles had some stony
road and came to Clamouth Lake & campt”
-Phoebe Hogeboom Terwilliger, Oct 8, 1854 — — Map (db m113111)
“Morn. Fine. Cook still sick no breakfast or dinner
for today. Get away in good time road runs
over the bluff quite rocky to lake”
-John Pratt Welsh, Aug 26, 1853 — — Map (db m113116)
“Here road leaves [Klamath] Lake and follows up the
side of a steep hill 1/2 mile but is not hard to climb”
-William Cochran Stoddard, Sep 16, 1852 — — Map (db m113109)
“When I was a child…I played around Tule Lake where the tules and grass grow thick… We used to go out in the tall grass… and look for chub fish… and shoot at (them) with our arrows.”
Peter Schonchin, last surviving . . . — — Map (db m63249) HM
Imagine watching hot lava flowing toward you at this spot over twelve thousand years ago. Like treads rolling on a tank, the clinker, cooling front of the flow fell off and was run over by the hot molten core. The Devils Homestead flow, which . . . — — Map (db m63258) HM
1935-1942
Civilian Conservation Corps
This camp was built and staffed by the CCC, an organization that was established during the Great Depression by President Franklin Roosevelt to reduce unemployment and to preserve the nation's . . . — — Map (db m88000) HM
He owned no car nor house, yet spent much of his life studying the Lava Beds area, walking along the shore of Tule Lake from the town of Merrill. He discovered many geologic features, naming, describing, and photographing them. He was particularly . . . — — Map (db m113342) HM
By April 1873, months of peace talks to end the Modoc War had gone nowhere. General E.R.S. Canby found himself caught between President Grant’s Indian Peace Policy and the desire of some settlers to have the Army eliminate the Modoc band. The . . . — — Map (db m63211) WM
“Peaceable if you can, forcibly if you must,” ordered Indian Agent T. B. Odeneal. The U.S. Army garrison’s task was to bring the Modocs and their leader, Captain Jack, back to the reservation. His refusal started the Modoc War in the . . . — — Map (db m63213) WM
Has Been Designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the Provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This Site Possesses Exceptional Value
in Commemorating and Illustrating
the History of the Unites . . . — — Map (db m100345) HM
It is difficult today to trace the disposition of all those killed in action during the Modoc War. This site was first consecrated January 17, 1873, when two soldiers were buried here. It became an official cemetery in April when thirteen enlisted . . . — — Map (db m63670) HM
At some time within the last several thousand years, an eruption of magna from the bottom of the earth crust sent a broad stream of hot liquid rock across this land. The flow started to your right, 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) south of here at the site . . . — — Map (db m63253) HM
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