1963 - 1983
The heroic voyage of this crossbreed steer; floating downriver from Klamath Glen and up the coast into Crescent City Harbor, was an inspiration to the flood victims of Klamath. He embodied their courage, stamina, and indomitable spirit. A living memorial to the disastrous flood of 1964, he passed peacefully on to greener pastures in 1983.| HM Number | HM1QA9 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1997 |
| Placed By | E Clampus Vitus Eureka Chapter 101 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, January 1st, 2016 at 1:02pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10T E 413552 N 4597750 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.52673333, -124.03618333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 31.604', W 124° 2.171' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 31' 36.24" N, 124° 2' 10.26" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 707 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 265 Klamath Blvd, Klamath CA 95548, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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We are the owners of the steer who went down the Klamath River in December 1964. We lived at the Klamath Glenn and got completely washed out, saving only our three little ones and two dogs. We were one of the last ones to leave the area that fateful night. Our steer and his donkey friend, were in the pasture at the highest possible ground and we broke the fences down, so they might leave, but to no avail! Just after Christmas, we heard the fishermen had rescued a steer who had washed in amongst a lot of drift and they had him still alive in a fishing shack nearby. I went down there and for the first time since he was rescued, he stood up and came to me when I said his name. He had lost about 250 pounds. I checked him all over, know exactly his body since he had been a bottle baby when we first bought him. A lot of his story is just that. Ultimately, after many issues with trying to keep him, the town of Klamath got him and he was cared for until his death at the age of 22 1/2. We since have had a lot of animals, but he was one of our first and he certainly left a mark on so many lives! His given name was Bahamas.