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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NBD_susanville-railroad-depot_Susanville-CA.html
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historical Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1927
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18XW_the-chimney_Susanville-CA.html
Built in late 1920's as a Chevron Service Station, it was purchased in 1935 by the Tunisons who added the bar & restaurant with the fireplace. In Dec., 1942 bartender Ray Bollengier was shot and killed by an angry patron. The building burned in 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12EX_chucks-railroad-room_Susanville-CA.html
This building was part of the rail station from 1911-1958 of the Southern Pacific Line and was built by the Red River Lumber Company owned by the Walker Family. The Western Union and freight offices were a gathering place for local people. Leaving…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12EW_red-river-bakery_Susanville-CA.html
Built in 1917 by the Red River Lumber Co. as a bakery, it supplied 3 stores and the company cookhouse. It was famed for its biscuits (as in biscuits & gravy) that gave the loggers the fuel needed to build Westwood out of virgin timber. It has also…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML7Y_migration-of-peter-lassen_Susanville-CA.html
"We do not know the exact date on which Peter Lassen arrived in America. Let us suppose that he landed in the early spring of 1831. Most reports say that Lassen arrived in Boston, Massachusetts. Also his passport had Boston written as the destinat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML7X_peter-lassen-in-california_Susanville-CA.html
"In Camponit Peter Lassen and his party had been waiting for the winter to be over. Instead of crossing the mountain ranges on their way south, he and six other persons decided to go by ship from Fort Vancouver. A small steamship, "Lausanne," from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM98J_burial-of-peter-lassen_Susanville-CA.html
"In November 1859 - almost half a year after Lassen's death, another party with Joe Kitts, Antone Storff, and John Tutt, began a new trip back to Black Rock. The men were going to bring the remains of Peter Lassen's body back to Susanville and Hon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM98D_lassens-bosquejo-rancho_Susanville-CA.html
"When Lassen returned to Sutter's Fort he was still haunted by memories of the beautiful scenery in the North Valley. He decided to apply for land and settle there. There were no settlements at all in this region, so there would be room enough for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97D_birth-of-peter-lassen_Susanville-CA.html
"Peter Lassen was born on October 31, 1800 in Farum, Denmark. At the time Farum was a small village about 15 miles northwest of Copenhagen. Peter was a son of humble parents. His mother was Johanne Sophie Westergaard and his father was Lars Nielso…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6M5_noble-emigrant-trail_Susanville-CA.html
This meadow, now a city park, was a welcome stopping place on the Noble Emigrant Trail, pioneered by William H. Nobles in 1851 and first used in 1852. Here, emigrants en route to the Northern California mines were able to rest, refresh their stock…