Site of Plumas House

Plumas County · Quincy · location approximate

The first and second Plumas House were built on this site. The second was built in 1866 by James and Jane Edwards. This hotel was the center of Quincy's social and business life for more the 30 years. It was burned to the ground on June 23, 1923.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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