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CHL No. 184 Lassen Trading Post Site - Plumas

Guidebook

NO. 184 PETER LASSEN MARKER (SITE OF LASSEN TRADING POST) - In the summer of 1850, Lassen and a companion, Isidore Meyerwitz, went to Indian Valley and selected a suitable location for a ranch, where they erected a log cabin in 1851 to house their trading post. In 1855 Lassen moved to Honey Lake Valley, Lassen County, where he resided as a miner and farmer until he was killed from ambush while prospecting in 1859.

Location

North side of North Valley Road; 4.5 Miles East of Greenville. Approximately: 4800 N Valley Rd Greenville, CA
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NO. 184 PETER LASSEN MARKER (SITE OF LASSEN TRADING POST) - State Street Sign