#0736 Letts Valley
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#0736 Letts Valley
Site information:
Letts Lake Campground, Fouts Springs Rd, 18.5 mi SW of StonyfordThis is a long road. The last 5 miles are unpaved but the road is well maintained.
39.303355, -122.709147
Plaque information:
State plaquePlaque text:
Letts ValleyThis valley was settled in 1855 by Jack and David Lett. The present lake spillway is the site of a tunnel built by them to facilitate drainage. Both brothers were killed in 1877 in an attempt to prevent squatters from settling on their land.
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Colusa County Board of Supervisors and the Colusa Historical Society. August 21, 1960.
Registered 5/25/1960
