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Historical Markers in Tennant

 
Clickable Map of Siskiyou County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Siskiyou County, CA (167) Del Norte County, CA (23) Humboldt County, CA (161) Modoc County, CA (45) Shasta County, CA (119) Trinity County, CA (62) Jackson County, OR (123) Josephine County, OR (36) Klamath County, OR (97)  SiskiyouCounty(167) Siskiyou County (167)  DelNorteCounty(23) Del Norte County (23)  HumboldtCounty(161) Humboldt County (161)  ModocCounty(45) Modoc County (45)  ShastaCounty(119) Shasta County (119)  TrinityCounty(62) Trinity County (62)  JacksonCountyOregon(123) Jackson County (123)  JosephineCounty(36) Josephine County (36)  KlamathCounty(97) Klamath County (97)
Yreka is the county seat for Siskiyou County
Tennant is in Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County (167)  ►
ADJACENT TO SISKIYOU COUNTY
Del Norte County (23)  ►
Humboldt County (161)  ►
Modoc County (45)  ►
Shasta County (119)  ►
Trinity County (62)  ►
Jackson County, Oregon (123)  ►
Josephine County, Oregon (36)  ►
Klamath County, Oregon (97)  ►
 
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1 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tennant — Y-11 — Yreka Trail - A Big Meadow —
On Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (California Route 97) 3.3 miles north of Grass Lake Fire Road, on the left when traveling north.
"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
2 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tennant — Y-9 — Yreka Trail - Are Yet On Butte Creek —
On Tennant Road 0.8 miles north of Forest Road 44N25, on the left when traveling north.
"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
3 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tennant — Y-8 — Yreka Trail - Near a Little Lake —
Near no nearby street.
. . . — — Map (db m151593) HM
4 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tennant — Y-6B — Yreka Trail - Out of Danger —
On Forest Rd 44N06X, on the right when traveling west.
"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
5 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tennant — Y-7 — Yreka Trail - Up Butte Creek —
On no nearby street, on the right when traveling north.
"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
6 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tennant — Y-10 — Yreka Trail-Splendid Pine Timber / Yreka Trail-To a Swamp —
On Forest Road 44N18Y 0.8 miles east of Forest Road 44N23, on the right when traveling east.
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
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026