Site of California’s First Grange Hall!

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Site of California's First Grange Hall
Landmark #551 El Dorado County Visited: April 5, 2015 Plaque?  NO. 🙁
What is it? A plaque base with no plaque!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: Pilot Hill Grange No. 1, with 29 charter members-Master, F. D. Brown – Secretary A. J. Bayley-was organized August 10, 1870. The Grange hall, dedicated at this site on November 23, 1889, was built by Alcandor A. Bayley.

OTHER TIDBITS: The Grange movement arose in the aftermath of the Civil War to encourage unity and healing! Today, it is a national community service organization with a farming twist. Lots of communities have grown up around Grange halls, and the Grange movement was the first to include women as equal voting members!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Become a member of the Pilot Hill Grange!
  • Become a member of the El Dorado County 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 State Hwy 49 (P.M. 31.3)
0.2 mi N of Pilot Hill, CA 95664

ANNOTATIONS:
4320 California 49
Pilot Hill, CA 95664

From Los Angeles: ~425mi (684km) — 7.1hrs
From Sacramento: ~43mi (70km) — 0.8hrs
From San Diego: ~545mi (878km) — 9.1hrs
From San Francisco: ~130mi (210km) — 2.2hrs
When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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