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| Landmark #831 | Glenn County | Visited: Sept. 27, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of Surveyor General Will S. Green’s first posted water notice! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Coming via Panama, William Semple Green (1832-1905) arrived in San Francisco on October 10, 1849 and in Colusa County on July 6, 1850. He was a ferryboat captain, mail carrier, surveyor, editor, writer, legislator, Surveyor General of the United States, California State Treasurer, irrigationist, and friend of man. On December 18, 1883, on an oak tree on the west bank of the Sacramento River immediately east of this spot, he posted the first water notice, stating that 500,000 miner’s inches of river water was being diverted for irrigation of lands on the west side of the Sacramento Valley.
OTHER TIDBITS: Mr. Green didn’t just post the notice; he was a huge champion for irrigating the Central Valley! As editor of the Colusa Sun, he made it his mission to educate everyone in the county on the benefits of irrigating, and through his efforts, California’s Central Valley became one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: NE corner Cutler and 1st Aves 3.7 mi N of Hamilton City, CA 95963 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~495mi (797km) — 8.3hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |