Lockhart Ferry
California State Historic Landmark 555
Plaque Photo:
06/13/02
Site Photo:
06/13/02
#555 Lockhart Ferry
Established by Samuel Lockhard 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 re-established in 1857 below Fall River Falls.
Location:
On Hwy 299 (PM 91.3), NW of Long St, 0.3 mi W of Fall River Mills.
GPS coords: 40° 00.147 N/121° 26.616 W
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