Featured Photo Courtesy Gail Jenner Collection of the Old Cuddihy Hotel in Happy Camp, California Happy Camp, California, is a community surrounded by mountains and even today is quite isolated. One theory behind its name came from a party of miners who, in 1851, celebrated after surviving the arduous journey up the Klamath River. Toasting the spot where “the pickings” looked good, one miner … [Read more...] about History of Happy Camp, California
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Historic Siskiyou County Communities
Photo Caption: Photo Courtesy Betty Jane Young Collection.Sawyer's Bar Parade and Celebration Tucked away between the mountain ranges of Western Siskiyou County lay communities that contributed substantially to the area’s economic development during the early years of settlement. Historically, of course, this land was home to thousands of native people prior to white contact. Some of the … [Read more...] about Historic Siskiyou County Communities