Williamson River

Williamson River (HM24IB)

Location: Chiloquin, OR 97624 Klamath County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 38.52', W 121° 52.788'

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A Pacific Railroad survey party searching for a practicable route for a railroad to connect the Sacramento Valley with the Columbia River passed near this point bound north on August 20, 1855. Lieutenant R.S. Williamson headed the party with 2nd Lieutenant Henry L. Abbot second in command. Among the officers in the army escort were Lieutenant Phil S. Sheridan and Lieutenant George Crook. Dr. J.S. Newberry was the Chief-Scientist with the survey party.
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HM NumberHM24IB
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Placed ByOregon Department of Transportation
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Date Added Thursday, January 11th, 2018 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 591834 N 4721668
Decimal Degrees42.64200000, -121.87980000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 38.52', W 121° 52.788'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 38' 31.2" N, 121° 52' 47.28" W
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Area Code(s)541
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Glendale St, Chiloquin OR 97624, US
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