Callahan Emporium Murals - Callahan, CA
N 41° 18.543 W 122° 48.021
10T E 516712 N 4573084
A few historical murals reside in front of the Callahan Emporium, a bar and store.
Waymark Code: WMXCYJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2017
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Located in front of the Callahan Emporium are a few painted murals depicting a few churches and the California-Oregon Stage Road which passed through Callahan in the mid-to-late 1800s.
The left panel depicts two churches. One church is the Callahan Congregational Church, built in 1892 on a hillside above the Emporium, and currently a private residence. The second church depicted is the Callahan Catholic Church (also known as the Church of Saints John & Paul), the first Catholic church erected in Scott Valley on a hillside above this building. This church was dismantled in the 1970s and pieces of the church were used to make a replica church at the Siskiyou County Museum in Yreka, CA.
The middle panel depicts a map of Scott Valley and nearby towns that the historic California-Oregon Stage Road passed through, including Callahan. This stage road connected Portland, Oregon to San Francisco and was used from the 1850s to 1886 when it was replaced by the new railroad in 1887. The 'Oregon Trail' mentioned on the mural is somewhat of a misnomer since the Lewis and Clark Oregon Trail that most have knowledge of didn't pass this far south into Oregon.
The right panel depicts a mining operation in the east Fork of the Scott River, near town. The California Gold Rush brought thousands of men through the area and many settled in these mountains and mined the hills, rivers and creeks for gold for many years. The bottom scene depicts the Callahan Ranch Hotel (also known as the Hayden Hotel), a former stage stop for travelers along the California-Oregon Stage Road. This former hotel still exists and is located across the street and currently a private residence.