Ft. Jones plaque. Photograph courtesy E Clampus Vitus. For Fort Jones’ 2010 September sesquicentennial celebration, E Clampus Vitus Humbug Chapter along with Scott Valley Bank commemorated Fort Jones and the bank with a granite plaque. James “Dirt” Ordway, Chapter President, was responsible for leading the charge to get this historical marker completed. James, along with Clampers Dan Weimers … [Read more...] about Fort Jones
History
Deadwood
1948 Deadwood plaque dedication. Photograph courtesy Ft. Jones Museum. In 2009 I was Humbug (Club president) of the Yreka E Clampus Vitus Humbug No. 73 Chapter. My summer Doin’s was the Scott Summit Saloon and Plaque Tour. One of the stops we made along the Saturday route was the old town site of Deadwood on Greenhorn Road. It was right there, as we viewed the vandalized plaque, that Dan … [Read more...] about Deadwood
Wilderville Post Office
Photo of Modern Day Wilderville Store in Wilderville, Oregon was provided by E Clampus Vitus. In 2009 when I was Humbug of the Yreka Chapter of E Clampus Vitus, our Oregon Umpqua Joe Outpost was searching for a site to plaque. Glenn Hearrell, the founder of Umpqua Joe had recruited John “Dick” Tracey, owner of the Wilderville general store. After talking to John and his wife they hatched a … [Read more...] about Wilderville Post Office
Dardanelles
Historic Map Sketch showing Dardanelles from the 1800s provided by E Clampus Vitus. Oregon’s Umpqua Joe E Clampus Vitus Outpost, under the oversight of sponsoring Yreka Chapter Humbug 73, relocated and rededicated a plaque lost during the 1960s era construction of Interstate 5 and new overpass. Tom Daily, an Umpqua Joe member, brought the idea forward at a meeting about relocating an old … [Read more...] about Dardanelles
A Brief History of Fort Jones
Historic photo of Reichman's Mercantile & General Merchandise Store in Fort Jones, California. Photo Courtesy Jenner Family Collection. At the northern end of Scott Valley, Mr. O.C. Wheelock established one of the most important trading centers in the area. According to Harry L. Wells, a cabin, first built in 1851, presumably by Brown & Kelley, was sold to Wheelock and company. It was Wheelock, … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Fort Jones
History of Happy Camp, California
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