Church of the Immaculate Conception - Hawkinsville, CA
N 41° 45.709 W 122° 37.428
10T E 531271 N 4623400
This church is maintained by a Portuguese community with roots going back to the 1850s.
Waymark Code: WMV4W5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2017
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There is a historical marker just off Highway 263, about a half mile south of Hawkinsville, a small, unincorporated community. The marker reads:
NEAR THIS SPOT IN 1851 FROGTOWN WAS FOUNDED. IT BECAME THE CENTER OF TRADE FOR THE MINERS WORKING ON THE NEARBY FLATS AND GULCHES. WHEN THE OREGON STAGE ROAD WAS MADE THE TOWN WAS MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND AND IN 1852 WAS RENAMED HAWKINSVILLE. >IN 1858 A RED BRICK CHURCH WAS ERECTED IN THE CENTER OF TOWN. IT IS STILL STANDING. THIS MONUMENT DEDICATED SEPT. 8, 1977, E CLAMPUS VITUS - HUMBUG CHAPTER 73
There is very little left of Hawkinsville today except for the small, red church and a Portuguese community hall across the street from the church. In front of the church hangs a plaque that reads:
CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Established: 1877In memory of the Portuguese Community
Presented by the descendents of John and Gertrude Solus
I was not able to gather much info on this church other than it is part of the Catholic Church of St. Joseph in nearby Yreka which is part of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, CA.
I'm assuming this church erected with a different congregation until the Portuguese community took over the church in 1877.