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| Landmark #758 | Lassen County | Visited: Sept. 26, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking an impromptu defense fort built against a Native American attack! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Thoroughly terrified by “The Ormsby Massacre,” the people of Honey Lake Valley built themselves a stockade for protection from an Indian attack that never materialized.
OTHER TIDBITS: To call this a massacre only highlights the myopic attitudes of the settlers in this area! In the 1850s, white prospectors were flooding into Paiute territory in Nevada and California and eating up plenty of resources! Two brothers at Williams Station kidnapped, molested, and hid two 12-year old Paiute girls, which led to violent rescue and retribution by their tribe! The miners in the area decided these Paiute needed to be taught a lesson and sent 105 disorganized militants to attack the Paiute! The Paiute, led by Numanga, trapped these militants on the banks of the Truckee River and killed seventy of them, including de facto leader, Major William Ormsby! It was the single largest confrontation between Native Americans and white settlers in Nevada’s history! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 0.1 mi N of Janesville Elementary School Main St Janesville, CA 96114 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~543mi (874km) — 9.1hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |