Mackerman & Company Building — Downieville, CA
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Volcanoguy
N 39° 33.627 W 120° 49.667
10S E 686611 N 4381226
E Clampus Vitus plaque in Downieville, CA.
Waymark Code: WMWG5Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2017
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This E Clampus Vitus plaque is located on the Mackerman & Company Building.
Text of Plaque:
MACKERMAN & COMPANY BUILDING
CONSTRUCTED CIRCA 1852. JOSEPH MACKERMAN USED THE BUILDING AS HOME AND BREWERY. SINCE THAT TIME THE BUILDING HOUSED A DRUG STORE, MEAT MARKET AND CALIFORNIA’S OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER - - - THE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER. THIS FIREPROOF BUILDING, WITH ITS IRON DOORS, THREE FOOT THICK WALLS AND A FOUR FOOT THICK MUD AND BRICK CEILING IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF GOLD RUSH ARCHITECTURE.
DEDICATED AUGUST 28, 1982
DOWNIE CHAPTER NO. 1849
E CLAMPUS VITUS
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