Yreka Historic Trail - Siskiyou County, CA
N 41° 39.300 W 122° 03.555
10T E 578330 N 4611899
This historic trail passed through this area, and current roads including Tennant Rd, still follow the former trail in many parts.
Waymark Code: WMPQ35
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2015
Views: 1
Located just north and off Tennant Rd is a boulder containing a historical marker. It reads:
YREKA HISTORIC TRAIL
(1852-Present)AT THIS POINT THE YREKA TRAIL
TURNS SOUTH PHOEBE HOGEBOOM TERWILLINGER
OCTOBER 10, 1854 "WENT 15 MILES CAME TO A BIG
MEADOW AND CAMPED. WE TOOK
WATER WITH US THIS MORNING,
FOUND NO GOOD WATER HERE." SPONSORSBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESOURCE CENTER
SISKIYOU COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF FORESTRY |
The Yreka Trail contains over 20 historical 'T' markers made of metal rail from former railroad tracks. The web link below contains info on a book that people can purchase to follow the historic Yreka Trail themselves.
Group that erected the marker: Siskiyou County Historical Society, et al.
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Tennant RoadCA
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