Tuesday, August 27, 2013

California Historical Landmark #807

Drew, Jack and I stopped at this waymark on the way home from Almanor.

Oregon City
California State Historical Landmark #807

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This landmark is located on Diggins Drive between Oroville and Cherokee, California in Butte County. There are 10 other California State Historical Landmarks in Butte County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 39° 35.552 W 121° 31.732.

You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.

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Entering California over the Applegate and Lassen Trails, a party of Oregonians arrived here in autumn of 1848 to establish Oregon City. Little more than a year later their captain, Peter H. Burnett, became the first civil Governor of California. For a time, Oregon City prospered as a gold mining and supply center - then it declined into virtual oblivion.

California Historical Landmark #807

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