Feather Publishing Co.

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Feather Publishing Co.

A tradition of newspapers serving Plumas County since 1866

Dedicated September 15, 1978

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Commemorating 125 Years of Journalism

Serving Plumas County

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Crescent Street (State Highway 70 / 89) and ...

Spanish Ranch

Named for two Mexicans who began a horse ranch here in 1850.

Marker is on Spanish Ranch Road, on the left when traveling west.

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Beckwourth Trail – Grizzly Creek

“Crossed a brook with high banks, where Squire Stephens upset the wagon he was driving in which was Philip Linthicum and he was hurt very badly” – John Dalton, Sep. 2, 1852

Marker is on Oroville-Bucks Lake Road.

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Beckwourth Trail – Haskins Valley

“... camped in order to cut some grass to feed along the road ahead, and also on account of P. Linthicum who was still very sick; not expected to live.” – John Dalton, Sep. 3, 1852

Marker is on Oroville-Bucks Lake ...

Fort Stockton Guard House

Founded in 1859, Fort Stockton was abandoned during the Civil War and reestablished in 1867, when this guard house was built. Stone for the structure was quarried locally. The lumber was hauled from Indianola by oxcart. The Guard House consisted ...

"Ornamental Nursery Capital of Mississippi"

In 1898, E.E. Bolen established a nursery and orchard company in George County. Other wholesale nurseries were established in the early 1900s. The production of ornamental plants, trees and shrubs has since become a thriving commercial industry in the area.

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Three Chopped Way

One of routes of Military & post road begun, 1807, from Natchez to Ft. Stoddert & Milledgeville, Ga. Over this trail many immigrants came into Territory & here Sam Dale operated wagon train.

Marker is on State Highway 15 0.1 miles ...

The Telegram Building, 1922

This property has been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the Untied States Department of the Interior

National Parks Service

and is subject to the provisions of the

Oregon Special Assessment Program

ORS 358.475-.565

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Simmons Hardware Company

1905

Morton-Simmons Hardware established its business on First Street in the large warehousing district around the rail connections east of downtown Wichita. The popular Keen Kutter brand name emblazoned on the cupola made the building an instant landmark. The tall cupola ...

Riding the Rails

1872

For a prairie town to grow and prosper, railroads were a necessity. They would bring more people and business. More opportunity for commerce and trade. Before long, Wichita was a bustling city with several railroad lines connecting it to the ...