Swift's Stone Corral

Colusa County · 6 miles west of Maxwell · location approximate

The original owner and builder of this stone corral was Granville P. Swift, a native of Kentucky. In 1847 Swift went to live in Colusa County and settled in Stoney Creek Valley where he began ranching. In 1850 Swift and his partner Frank Sears felt a need for a corral. As there was no timber in the surrounding country, the corral was built of flat stones which were scattered over the area.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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