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PICARD CALIFORNIA

Located east of the Cascade Mountain Range where the old Topsy Grade Stage Road enters Butte Valley, the town of Picard was settled in the early 1880s. Picard's Post Office opend in 1883 and closed in 1907. La Lake School located one mile to the west was Picard's first school house. It opened in 1886 and closed in 1912. Nellie and George Otto owned and operated the Picard store and dance hall selling ice cream during dances. Mr. Otto built the small rock power house still standing today to provide lighting for his dance hall and store.

By 1903 Picard had two saloons and hotels, three general stores, a blacksmith shop, church and doctor's office. By 1908, the new railroad had bypassed Picard. Most town businesses moved four miles east to present day Dorris where rail service could be accessed. still in use today the Picard cemetery is all that remains of this once colorful valley farming town.

DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
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After conferring with a few local individuals of Dorris I discovered that there are a few surviving buildings and structures that were moved from Picard to Dorris. If/when I find out which buildings remain, I'll post that info here.

Unfortunately, there is a misspelling with the plaque's verbiage. The word 'opened' is misspelled.

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