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 200, 202 W. Miner St. - Yreka, CA
N 41° 43.907 W 122° 38.179
10T E 530246 N 4620060
This historical marker is located at the Baldwin Block on the corner of Broadway and Miner Streets in downtown Yreka, CA
Waymark Code: WMH3V1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2013
Views: 3
This historical marker hangs in front of 200 & 202 W. Miner St. on what's known as the Baldwin Block. There are numerous older buildings along Miner Street that contain historical markers that relate the history of each building, a few mentioning Yreka's great fire of 1871. This historic building's marker reads:
200, 202 W. Miner St. When the Baldwin Block was completed in 1882 by Jennie B. Nichols, it was immediately sold and rented to a number of dissimilar businesses including a dry goods store, and a beer hall and restaurant. After 1900, this section provided a suitable location for an automobile dealership with the salesroom on the main floor and car repair in the basement. In the late 1920s, after two fires in the building, a firewall was put up dividing the large interior into two store spaces. Again, a diverse array of businesses opened and closed through the years, giving the structure a rich history in merchandising.
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Yreka has a few websites devoted to preserving its rich history. Siskiyouhistory.org is a good place to start and breaks up the town's history into groups of years. Yrekapreservation.org contains some nice pictures of original homes and commercial buildings from yesteryear. Finally, Yrekahistory.blogspot.com is a good blog website which contains great stories and events of Yreka's past and all their articles have been archived.
Group that erected the marker: City of Yreka, California
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
200, 202 W. Miner St.
Yreka, CA USA
96097
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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