Beckwourth Pass

Plumas County · 20 miles east of Portola · location approximate

Beckwourth Pass, elevation 5,221, is the lowest pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Discovered in 1851 by James P. Beckworth. Dedicated to the discoverer and the pioneers who passed along this trail.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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