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| Landmark #807 | Butte County | Visited: July 10, 2016 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque and old schoolhouse! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Entering California over the Applegate and Lassen Trails, a party of Oregonians arrived here in autumn of 1848 to establish Oregon City. Little more than a year later their captain, Peter H. Burnett, became the first civil Governor of California. For a time, Oregon City prospered as a gold mining and supply center – then it declined into virtual oblivion.
OTHER TIDBITS: A note on Peter Burnett… This was the governor who presided over California’s constitution and divided the state into its original 27 colonies. He was also the governor who passed a tax on all foreign-born miners to discourage Chinese people from coming into the state, and in the spirit of Oregon, which didn’t allow African-Americans to enter until 1926, tried to enact the same policy in California. The state legislature ultimately rebelled against his ideology, and he was forced to resign a year after taking office! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Diggins Dr between Oroville and Cherokee Oregon City, CA 95965 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~459mi (739km) — 7.7hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
