Dedicated 1988
An early hotel and stage station located on this site marked the junction of roads from Auburn to Foresthill and Illinoistown. In 1854, the home of "The Auburn Poetess," Mary Eulalie Shannon, reputed to be California's first woman poet. Scene of the death of "Rattlesnake Dick," famed early day outlaw fatally wounded in a gun duel with law officers on July 11, 1859.| HM Number | HM1JOP |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Hotel |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 1988 |
| Placed By | Placer County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, March 20th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10H E 668558 N 5689917 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.92348333, -121.05558333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 55.409', W 121° 3.335' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 55' 24.5400" N, 121° 3' 20.1000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 530, 916 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 13384-13394 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA 95603, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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