#0758 Fort Janesville

Title

#0758 Fort Janesville

Site information:

N of Janesville Elementary School, Main St, Janesville

Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.

40.304281,-120.533412

Plaque information:

Private plaque

Plaque text:

Fort Janesville
Built in 1859 During Piute War

Erected 1961 by Nataqua Parlor No. 152 N.D.G.W.

OHP description:

Thoroughly terrified by 'The Ormsby Massacre,' the people of Honey Lake valley built themselves a stockade for protection from an Indian attack that never materialized.

Registered 2/15/1961

Collection

Lassen County

Geolocation