At this spot on Plug St. about 100 feet from the intersection of Consolation Ave. is where John Doble chronicled his journey from Indiana, though Central America, up the coast to San Francisco and finally to the gold diggins of Volcano.

His daily journal, and his letters to Miss Lizze E. Lucas, is an unprecedented look back at the life and times of a pioneer in Volcano and what would become Amador County. Gone are the camps and gulches he prospected in but his descriptions and maps of the area keep them alive for future explorers of gold rush history.

So it is on this day July 2nd, 2011

that the James W. Marshall #49 Outpost of the Yerba Buena #1

“The Mother Lodge” of the

Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampsus Vitus

dedicate this plaque to the site John Doble’s Cabin.

Marker is on Plug Street 0.1 miles north of Consultation Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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