Yreka CA.

Yreka, CA.
click photo to enlarge	Yreka is a small town about 20 miles from the California Oregon border. It features a lot of old historic buildings and a lot of old Victorian homes. In March 1851 Abraham Thompson, a mule train packer, discovered gold near Rocky Gulch while traveling along the Siskiyou Trail from southern Oregon. This discovery sparked the California Gold Rush from California's Sierra Nevada into Northern California. By April 1851, 2,000 miners had arrived in "Thompson's Dry Diggings" to test their luck, and by June 1851, a gold rush "boomtown" of tents, shanties, and a few rough cabins had sprung up. Several name changes occurred until the little city was called Yreka.
click photo to enlarge	We walked a good part of the town following a map provided by the chamber of commerce to see the Victorian homes. One of the more interesting things we found in the Chamber of Commerce was a brochure on the State of Jefferson. I recalled reading about this some years ago it was a movement started on Oregon in 1941 to form a new state that consisted of parts of southern Oregon and northern California. At that time the areas felt they paid their taxes but were neglected by both states. Listening to the woman at the chamber they still feel that way and she says they will end up forming the 51st state.
click photo to enlarge	For us the town was an interesting walk back in history. Why we even sat at an old fashioned soda fountain and had an ice cream. There is a lot of old architecture to look at and enjoy.
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Yreka, CA.