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| Landmark #117 | Tehama County | Visited: May 11, 2012 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | A small, Victorian house in Red Bluff! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: In 1864, the widow of John Brown, the famous abolitionist of Harpers Ferry, came to Red Bluff with her children. So great was the admiration for John Brown in that area that a considerable sum of money was raised to provide his widow and children with a home. Mrs. Brown lived there until the summer of 1870, when she and her children moved to Humboldt County.
OTHER TIDBITS: John Brown was a white abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, hoping to incite a slave rebellion. The rebellion never happened, and Mr. Brown was arrested by the US Marines, led by Colonel Robert E. Lee, and sentenced to death for treason! The problem with this caption is it doesn’t even give Mrs. Brown a name! She was Mary Ann Day, born in 1816 in New York to Charles and Mary Day. At 16, she became John Brown’s second wife (he was 31) and stepmother to his 7 children, then had 13 children of her own! Sadly, despite these numbers, Mrs. Brown outlived all but four of them! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 135 Main St Red Bluff, CA 96080 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~514mi (828km) — 8.6hrs |
| When should I go? | This is a private residence, so you probably won’t be allowed inside. You can see the outside any time you like, though! |