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 W.W. Powers Building - Yreka, CA
N 41° 43.905 W 122° 38.201
10T E 530214 N 4620057
This historical marker is located at the W.W. Powers Building on historic Miner Street in downtown Yreka, CA.
Waymark Code: WMH3WE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2013
Views: 2
This historical marker hangs in front of the W.W. Powers Building on historic W Miner St. There are numerous older buildings along Miner Street that contain historical markers that relate the history of each building. This historic building's marker reads:
W.W. Powers Building
209, 211, 213, 215
W. Miner St. Originally built in 1879 to accommodate three separate businesses, this structure became the Power's Hotel, a fine two-story, twenty-room affair when the second story was added in 1882. Prior to the installation of room-dividing walls, a "Walking Match" was held upstairs with a purse of $50 to the winner, no doubt a publicity stunt to acquaint people with Mr. Powers' new venture. By 1888, the business became the Clarendon Hotel, was remodeled extensively a year later and wired for electricity in 1897 (first of any Yreka hotel). The Clarendon continued to operate into the 1960s, while an assortment of other businesses occupied the lower level.
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I located a nice article on the history of the Powers building here.
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is a good blog website which contains great stories and events of Yreka's past and all their articles have been archived.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:
209, 211, 213, 215 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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