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| Landmark #148 | Shasta County | Visited: May 11, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque with a long list of stagecoach driver names! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: On the summit of Bass Hill a remnant of the California-Oregon stage road crosses the Pacific Highway and descends to the Pit River. Because this was a favorite “holdup” spot in stagecoach days, a marker has been placed there in memory of W. L. Smith, division stage agent of the California and Oregon Stage Company, and of the pioneer stage drivers along this road.
OTHER TIDBITS: Williamson Lyncoya Smith was actually the uncle of Mae Helene Boggs, whose artwork is prominently featured at Shasta State Historic Park! It’s not clear whether Mr. Smith was ever the target of a robbery, but his fellow driver, Horace Williams, got robbed here twice by Black Bart, to the tune of $60 and $0.35! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Bridge Bay Resort parking lot Bridge Bay turnoff and I-5 6 mi N of Central Valley, CA 96003 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~555mi (894km) — 9.3hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |