Site of pioneer cabin built by Thomas A. Denson in 1871
This Marker is dedicated to the pioneers of Modoc County by Alturas Parlor 159
Native Duaghters of the Golden West
September 21, 1932 — — Map (db m143470) HM
“Striking the river this morning I noticed a cluster of
singular shaped rocks sticking up in spires of a conical
shape 20 to 30 feet high” - Andrew Lopp Murphy, Sep 26, 1849 — — Map (db m113025) HM
On S Main St (U.S. 395), on the left when traveling south.
“We crossed the creek here running between high banks,
and drove a short distance down the north west side
and encamped” — Elijah Preston Howell, Sep 6, 1849 — — Map (db m113037)
On N East Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Nevada-California-Oregon Railway, a three foot narrow gauge, reached the Southern end of Alturas in 1908.
The Reno based contractor, Martin and Diamond, was hired to construct the passenger depot out of native stone.
Construction was completed . . . — — Map (db m284478) HM
Near East 4th Street near North B Street, on the right when traveling east.
Begun 1883
Completed 1910
Designated a National Historic Place by the United States Department of the Interior
in the Pontificate of Pope John Paul II
in the Episcopate of Bishop Francis Quinn
in the Pastorate of Reverend James Streets . . . — — Map (db m87844) HM
On no nearby street, on the left when traveling south.
The first Euro-Americans arrived in 1870 when Presley A. Dorris, Henry Fitzhugh, and several other Dorris family members drove cattle and horses into the area. With land granted under the Homestead Act, the Dorris family established a livestock . . . — — Map (db m113039) HM
