Lassen Trail - California
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Volcanoguy
N 40° 15.570 W 121° 23.623
10T E 636594 N 4457797
History sign along Calif. Hwy. 36/89.
Waymark Code: WMJH07
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2013
Views: 4
History plaque along the Calif. Hwy. 36/89 near small community of Deer Creek about 10 miles west of Chester, California.
Text of sign - 1846 - Lassen Trail - 1847
Peter Lassen passed this way when he blazed the Lassen Trail as he led a party of emigrants from Missouri to California by way of Deer Creek Pass.
Dedicated by Berendos Parlor No. 23, Native Daughters of the Golden West
Sept 13, 1953.
Group that erected the marker: Native Daughters of the Golden West
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Calif. Hwy. 36/89 at Deer Creek
Calif. Hwy. 36/89 at Deer Creek
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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