Historical Markers and War Memorials in Tule Lake, California

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Tule Lake, California

1 ► California, Modoc County, Tule Lake — BC-2 — Burnett Cutoff - Muddy Waters —

"We passed over ... smooth prairie for some distance. One evening we encamped at what was then called Goose Lake (at Copic Bay). It being late in the season, the water in the lake was very low, muddy, and almost putrid." Peter Burnett, Oct 1848 . . . — — Map (db m87851) HM

2 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake — Ambush at Midday - The Thomas-Wright Battle of April 26, 1873 — Last Victor for the Modocs —

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

3 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake — Attack at Hospital Rock —

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

4 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake — Canby Cross —

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

5 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake — Civilian Conservation Corps —

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

6 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake — Petroglyph Point —

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

7 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake — Shore of Tule Lake —

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

8 ► California, Siskiyou County, Tule Lake — The Road to the Stronghold —

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

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