Humbug Valley

Humbug Valley (HM18YU)

Location: Chester, CA 96020 Plumas County
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N 40° 8.514', W 121° 14.659'

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These soda springs were used by the Maidu Indians since time immemorial. Gold mines were discovered here in 1850. Andrew Miller first saw the valley in 1849 and returned in 1850 to homestead, raise a family, build a store and hotel. Many homes and businesses followed and a post office was established in 1860. Jones & Walleck built a water powered sawmill here in 1858. Allen Wood & W.B. Long built a hotel in 1858 which burned in 1859. A second hotel built in 1860 and burned in 1871. The Longville Hotel on the Dogtown - Honey Lake Road burned in 1917 with the loss of two children. The Miller mansion was built in 1909. The Lemm Ranch has remained in the same family since 1867. Nearby a cemetery holds valley pioneers.
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HM NumberHM18YU
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Las Plumas del Oro Chapter No. 8
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 3:56am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 649557 N 4444984
Decimal Degrees40.14190000, -121.24431667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 8.514', W 121° 14.659'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 8' 30.84" N, 121° 14' 39.54" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1481-1499 Unnamed Road, Chester CA 96020, US
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