This historic Carnegie Library
was built to serve the small, rural
population of the surrounding area.
It was dedicated on July 14, 1917,
and has been in continuous use as a
free public library since that date.
The Willows Chapter . . . — — Map (db m91797) HM
Early California pioneer,
member of original
Bear Flag Party
organized June 1846 in Colusi County, since changed to Colusa.
As first and only president of
"California Republic",
issued, on June 18, 1846,
historic proclamation.
Held . . . — — Map (db m172453) HM
Arrived via Panama route, San Francisco Oct. 10, 1849
Arrived Colusi County, July 6, 1850
Ferry boat captain, mail carrier, surveyor, editor, writer, legislator, Surveyor General of the United States, California State Treasurer, irrigationist, . . . — — Map (db m143420) HM
This 57 mm anti-tank gun M1 was one of 16,000 built
between 1941 and 1944 for the U.S. Army. Pulled by
an armored half-track, the M1 weapon used
armor-piercing ammunition and was widely used in
the European theater of operations. It . . . — — Map (db m173311) HM WM
{The marker consists of 3 plaques, the first reading:}
A millstone from the steam powered flour mill built in 1880 by Albert Papst. It is believed the stone came from France. Fire destroyed the four storied mill in 1881.
. . . — — Map (db m41834) HM
Location of the first frame house in Glenn County.
Erected in 1850 by Martin A. Reager and Andrew S.C. Cleek.
A stopping place for oxen teams, mule freighters and river boats.
Martin Reager farmed this land until 1864.
“Westward . . . — — Map (db m172452) HM
Dedicated to the Noah Simpson family, early
settlers of Stony Creek Valley. The steel girders that form the arch were part of
the original bridge constructed in 1885 and
used until 1961. This site overlooks the
location of the original bridge . . . — — Map (db m172451) HM
The first house in Glenn County, built about 1848 by Granville P. Swift, a member of the Bear Flag Party, who came to California from Oregon in 1844. The site is 150 yards east on the banks of Hambright Creek. The house was built of clay by . . . — — Map (db m143522) HM
The first operational air tanker was developed in Willows, by the Willows Flying Service in 1955, at the
request of the Fire Control Officer for the Mendocino National Forest. A Boeing Stearman 75 “Caydet” Agricultural
Aircraft was . . . — — Map (db m172450) HM
