Craycroft Building — Downieville, CA
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Volcanoguy
N 39° 33.613 W 120° 49.682
10S E 686590 N 4381200
E Clampus Vitus plaque in Downieville, CA.
Waymark Code: WMWG5T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2017
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This E Clampus Vitus plaque is located on the Craycroft Building.
Text of Plaque:
CRAYCROFT BUILDING
ORIGINALLY A LOG BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN 1850 BY JOHN CRAYCROFT & COMPANY. IT HOUSED THE FAMOUS CRAYCROFT SALOON WHICH BOASTED A 70 FOOT BAR MADE FROM ONE RIP-SAWED BOARD. DESTROYED BY FIRE, ON FEBRUARY 19, 1852, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED BY THE PRESENT BRICK & STONE STRUCTURE. IN THE EARLY DAYS THE BUILDING HOUSED THE COURT OF SESSIONS, THE MASONS, SIERRA CITIZEN & MOUNTAIN ECHO NEWSPAPERS, LA BELLE RESTAURANT, AND THE JAIL.
DEDICATED AUGUST 23, 1980
BY DOWNIE CHAPTER NO. 1849
E CLAMPUS VITUS
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