The Swift Adobe

The Swift Adobe (HMS2C)

Location: Orland, CA 95963 Glenn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 45.601', W 122° 11.805'

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California Historical Landmark 345

The first house in Glenn County
Built about 1848
by
Granville P. Swift
A member of the Bear Flag Party, who came to California from Oregon in 1844. The site is 150 yards east on the banks of Hambright Creek. The house was built of clay by Indians. He soon had herds of cattle ranging up and down the valley tended by Indian vaqueros and he made a fortune mining on the Feather River with his Indian laborers.

Orland Bicentennial Committee
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HM NumberHMS2C
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Placed ByOrland Bicentennial Committee
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 6:52am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 568805 N 4401430
Decimal Degrees39.76001667, -122.19675000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 45.601', W 122° 11.805'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 45' 36.06" N, 122° 11' 48.30" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100 Interstate 5 Business, Orland CA 95963, US
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