#0213 Rabbit Creek Hotel Monument
Title
#0213 Rabbit Creek Hotel Monument
Site information:
North of intersection of Main and Church Sts, La PorteNothing remains of this site, as far as I know.
39.682839, -120.984690
Plaque information:
Private plaquePlaque text:
Rabbit Creek HouseBuilt 1852 by Eli S. Lester, the first building in town included a hotel, trading post and two barns.
Dedicated by Frank C. Reilly Chapter No. 5976 E Clampus Vitus July 27, 1996 (6001)
OHP description:
La Porte, first known as Rabbit Creek, was one of the most important settlements in the southern part of Plumas County. In the fall of 1852, Eli S. Lester built the Rabbit Creek Hotel, the first house in town.Registered 6/20/1935