NO. 497 S.S. EMIDIO - Nearby are portions of the hull of the General
Petroleum Corporation tanker S.S. Emidio, which on December 20, 1941 became
the first casualty of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force action on
California's Pacific Coast. The ship was attacked some 200 miles north of
San Francisco and five crewmen were killed. Abandoned, the vessel drifted
north and broke up on the rocks off Crescent City. The bow drifted into the
harbor, where it lay near this marker until salvaged in 1950.
Location: Beach Front Park and Picnic Area, SW corner of Front and H Sts,
Crescent City
NO. 541 BROTHER JONATHAN CEMETERY - This memorial is dedicated to those who
lost their lives in the wreck of the Pacific Mail steamer Brother Jonathan
at point St. George's Reef, July 30, 1865.
Location: Located in park at Brother Johnathan Vista Point, SE corner 9th St
and Pebble Beach Dr, Crescent City
NO. 544 FORT TER-WER - Site of Fort Ter-Wer, United States military post
established October 12, 1857 by First Lieutenant George Crook and the men of
Company D to keep peace between the Indians and whites. The fort was
destroyed by a flood in December 1861, and abandoned June 10, 1862.
Location: From Hwy 101 take Ter-Wer Valley exit (Hwy 169) , go 3.4 mi to end
of road, turn right on Ter-Wer Riffle Rd. Site at intersection of Ter-Wer
Riffle and Klamath Glen Rds, Klamath
NO. 545 CAMP LINCOLN - A United States military post was established here
September 12, 1862 by the men of Company G, 2nd Regiment, Infantry,
California Volunteers, to keep peace between the Indians and the miners and
settlers of northwestern California. It was abandoned in May 1870.
Commanding officer's quarters and one barracks remain at the date of
dedication of this site (1962).
Location: Take Hwy 199 E to Kings Valley Rd, go 1.2 mi NE to site, Crescent
City
NO. 645 CRESCENT CITY PLANK AND TURNPIKE ROAD - This was the route of the
Crescent City Turnpike, constructed in 1858. Following the present Elk
Valley Road to Old Camp Lincoln, it then crossed the ridge, forded Smith
River to Low Divide, and continued to Jacksonville, Oregon by way of various
gold camps.
Location: Take Hwy 199 to Parkway Dr, go 1,000 ft to SE corner of Parkway Dr
and Elk Valley Rd, Crescent City.
NO. 649 SITE OF OLD INDIAN VILLAGE AT PEBBLE BEACH, CRESCENT CITY - At the
time of white contact the principal villages of the native Tolowa Indians of
northern Del Norte County were located at Battery Point in Crescent City (Ta'atun),
Pebble Beach (Meslteltun), south of Point St. George (Tatintun), and north
of Point St. George (Tawiatun). The major villages were almost completely
independent economic units.
Location: 1886 Pebble Beach Dr, 500 ft S of Pacific Ave, Crescent City
NO. 951 BATTERY POINT LIGHTHOUSE - The Battery Point Lighthouse is one of
the first lighthouses on the California coast. Rugged mountains and
unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic
survival of this region. In 1855 Congress appropriated $15,000 for the
construction of the light station, which was completed in 1856 by the U.S.
Lighthouse Service. Theophilis Magruder was the station's first keeper
Location: Wayne Philand was its last before automation in 1953.
USGS Quadrangle Sheet Name: SISTER ROCKS
