Battle Rock!

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Battle Rock
Landmark #116 Shasta County Visited: May 11, 2012 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A plaque just inside the entrance of Castle Crags State Park!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: Battle of the Crags was fought below Battle Rock in June 1855. This conflict between the Modoc Indians and the settlers resulted from miners destroying the native fishing waters in the Lower Soda Springs area. Settlers led by Squire Reuben Gibson and Mountain Joe Doblondy, with local Indians led by their Chief Weilputus, engaged Modocs, killed their Chief Dorcas Della, and dispersed them. Poet Joaquin Miller and other settlers were wounded.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
  • Become a member of the E Clampus Vitus, Trinitarianus Chapter!
  • Donate to the Shasta Historical Society!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
On lawn at entrance station
Castle Crags State Park
1 mi W of I-5 (P.M. 63.6)
Castella, CA 96017

ANNOTATIONS:
To get to Castle Crags State Park, take the Castella exit from I-5 and turn left on Castle Creek Road! The park entrance is less than half a mile west of the freeway!

From Los Angeles: ~596mi (960km) — 10hrs
From Sacramento: ~206mi (332km) — 3.5hrs
From San Diego: ~709mi (1142km) — 11.9hrs
From San Francisco: ~262mi (422km) — 4.4hrs
When should I go? The park is open for day use every day from sunrise to sunset!

Battle Rock

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