Emigrant Trail - Weed, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 41° 33.507 W 122° 12.582
10T E 565901 N 4601054
This marker looks to be set in a large lava type rock on the roadside of US Highway 97, north of Weed, California.
Waymark Code: WM8RKR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Marky
Views: 19
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The emigrants trails were a collection of trails, primarily used from 1841 to 1869 by emigrants traveling west. This trail branched off from the Oregon Trails and became the California Trail.

The Marker Plaque reads:

Emigrant Trail

As early as 1852 wagon trains of overland
emigrants crossed six hundred feet to the north
into Shasta Valley and Yreka; and at this
point the 1857 military pass from Fort Crook
emerged to join the westward emigrant road.

Historical Landmark No. 517

Marker placed by the California State Park Commission,
The Siskiyou County Historical Society,
and the County of Siskiyou.

Marker Number: 517.00

Marker Name: Emigrant Trail Crossing of Present Highway

County: Siskiyou

Has Official CA Plaque: yes

Location:
State Hwy 97 (P.M. 14.5), at Military Pass Rd, 14.5 mi NE of Weed

Website: [Web Link]

Marker Dedication Date: Not listed
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