John O. Cummings - Alturas, CA
N 41° 29.417 W 120° 33.164
10T E 704293 N 4596076
This memorial plaque and bell are located at the John Cummings Memorial Livestock Grounds near some Little League Baseball fields in Alturas, CA.
Waymark Code: WMJJA9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2013
Views: 1
Located at the Junior Livestock Center is a monument containing a plaque and bell surrounded by three flag poles. There is a small plaque monumented underneath the bell that reads:
THIS BELL AND FOUNDATION WAS GIVEN TO THE
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK CENTER
BY THE JOHN O. CUMMINGS ESTATE.
THE BELL WAS RECLAIMED BY MR. CUMMINGS ABOUT 1948
AND WAS ORIGINALLY ON AN ENGINE OF
THE N.C.O. RAILROAD |
Another larger plaque is monumented on a lava rock base and reads:
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK CENTER
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN O. CUMMINGS
AUG. 16, 1893 -- OCT. 23, 1973MR. CUMMINGS WAS INVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL SHOW
AND SALE HELD IN MAY OF 1949. HE WAS ACTIVE
IN THE PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EACH
SUCCEEDING SALE AS A DEVOTED MEMBER OF THE
ALTURAS ROTARY CLUB. PLAQUE PRESENTED BY
ALTURAS ROTARY CLUB, JUNE, 1974 |
I could locate no online information for John Cummings other than his headstone, which is located at Alturas Cemetery. It mentions him as a WWI veteran and receiving the Christian Cross.