Guidebook
NO. 555 LOCKHART FERRY - Established by Samuel Lockhart in 1856 as a link in the first wagon road from Yreka to Red Bluff, the Lockhart Ferry crossed below the confluence of the Fall and Pit Rivers near this spot. After a massacre in December 1856, the ferry was reestablished in 1857 below Fall River Falls.
Location
On the North side of State Hwy 299 (P.M. 91.3), NW of Long St, 0.3 mi W of Fall River Mills
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Notes
We met the owner of the property, Will Snyder, who is in the process of writing a book about Samuel Lockhart. He was kind enough to give us a history of the area. He revealed a quite unsavory side of Samuel Lockhart. For more information, Mr. Snyder can be reached at WillSnyder@gmail.com.
NO. 555 LOCKHART FERRY - Street Sign
NO. 555 LOCKHART FERRY - Marker
NO. 555 LOCKHART FERRY - State Plaque
NO. 555 LOCKHART FERRY - Ferry Site