Wilkes Expedition

Wilkes Expedition (HM1O8N)

Location: Hornbrook, CA 96044 Siskiyou County
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N 41° 58.398', W 122° 26.112'

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On September 29 and 30, 1841, a detachment of the Wilkes expedition numbering 33 persons under the command of lt. George Emmons camped near this site. The party was in route from Fort Vancouver, Washington to Yerba Buena, California, and spent two days here because of illness in the party.
Documented by the Siskiyou County Historical Society
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HM NumberHM1O8N
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Placed BySiskiyou County Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, September 26th, 2015 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 546795 N 4646966
Decimal Degrees41.97330000, -122.43520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 58.398', W 122° 26.112'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 58' 23.88" N, 122° 26' 6.72" W
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Area Code(s)530
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 13749-13831 Iron Gate Lake Rd, Hornbrook CA 96044, US
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