Farrington Blacksmith Shop - Callahan, CA - E Clampus Vitus Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Hanging in front of the historic Farrington Hotel building is a plaque that reads:

FARRINGTON BLACKSMITH SHOP OPENED 1867 - CLOSED 1925 FOUNDED BY STEPHEN FARRINGTON FORGING OF TOOLS FOR THE MINER AND GENERAL BLACKSMITHING WAS CARRIED ON IN THIS SHOP PLAQUE PLACED JULY 1971 TRINITARIANUS CHAPTER E CLAMPUS VITUS

The history of Callahan begin in 1851 when Mathias Bernard Callahan's pregnant wife fell into the river at the southern end of the Scott Valley while attempting to move the family from Trinidad, California to Yreka, California. Legend says Native Americans rescued her as she then went into premature labor and gave birth to a son. Here the family founded the town of Callahan, establishing a place for travelers and a growing Gold Rush town.

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