Reading's Bar

Reading's Bar (HM11WQ)

Location: Douglas City, CA 96024 Trinity County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 38.642', W 122° 57.373'

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Major Pierson B. Reading discovered gold on this bar behind this monument in July, 1848. After crossing the Trinity Divide from the North Fork of Cottonwood Creek. His party of three whites, close friend Delaware Indian scout Tom Hill, and sixty three Valley Wintu Indians is said to have taken out $80,000 in six weeks before abandoning the claim to a band of Oregonians who objected to his use of Indian labor.

First dedicated July, 20, 1968.Rededicated July 11, 1998 by
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HM NumberHM11WQ
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1968
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Trinitarianus Chapter 62/Trinity County Sesquicentennial Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 6:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 503701 N 4499243
Decimal Degrees40.64403333, -122.95621667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 38.642', W 122° 57.373'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 38' 38.52" N, 122° 57' 22.38" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1110 Marshall Ranch Rd, Douglas City CA 96024, US
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