| MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | ||
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1270 Listings |
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| Page: 1 of 3 | Section: 1-5 of 13 | Place Names: | A-He | |
| Page: 2 of 3 | Section: 6-10 of 13 | Place Names: | He-Ro | |
| Page: 3 of 3 | Section: 11-13 of 13 | Place Names: | Ru-Ye | |
| Population: | 9,449 2000 census | |
| Area: | 2,524,390 Acres | |
| County Seat: | Alturas* 1874 - present | |
| Date: 1874 | From Siskiyou County | |
| Mining Districts | ||
| Name | Type | |
| Historical Landmarks | ||
| Number |
Name |
Date |
| 6 | Fremont's Camp | May 4, 1846 |
| 8 | Bloody Point | 1850 |
| 14 | Cressler and Bonner Trading Post, 1865 | 1865 |
| 15 | Bonner Grade | 1869 |
| 16 | Infernal Caverns Battleground, 1867 | September 26, 1867 |
| 108 | Battle of Land's Ranch - 1872 | December 21, 1872 |
| 109 | Chimney Rock | 1870 |
| 111 | Old Emigrant Trail | |
| 125 | Evans and Bailey Fight - 1861 | 1861 |
| 430 | Fort Bidwell | 1865 |
| 546 | Applegate - Lassen Emigrant Trail
(Fandango Pass) at Lassen Cutoff (1848) |
1846 |
| 850-2 | Tule Lake Relocation Center | 1942 |
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Census Totals |
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| 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| 4,700 | |||
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Territorial History |
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| 1874 | Created from Siskiyou County |
| Territory from Siskiyou to Modoc (1874) | |
| *Alturas was first known as Dorris Bridge. |
| Named for the Modoc Indian tribe living at the Pit River headwaters. |
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