This valley was settled in 1855 by Jack and David
Lett. The present lake spillway is the site of a
tunnel built by them to facilitate drainage. Both
brothers were killed in 1877, at the site of the
present camp grounds, in an attempt to . . . — — Map (db m241713) HM
James Williams
California Pioneer
James Williams, age 29 and a native of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, emigrated overland to California in 1843 along with his three brothers – John, age 25; Isaac, age 20; and Squire, age 19 – in a . . . — — Map (db m62440) HM
The property upon which this house sits has been owned by several notable California pioneers including John Bidwell and Charles D. Semple. It is unknown who built this house and exactly when. It is known however that the first resident of the house . . . — — Map (db m118596) 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
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
Site of the first Catholic mass to be said in Colusa County, May 1856. In 1864, a Catholic mission was conducted and a large wooden cross erected to commemorate the occasion. Masses, pilgrimages and visits were made here continuously thereafter. In . . . — — Map (db m6144) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
