Adventure 051, Site 131 – Mark Twain's Cabin

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 131 – Mark Twain's Cabin

California Landmark Number: 138

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 27, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 37° 59.484′ N

Longitude: 120° 28.13′ W

Address: Marker is 7.6 miles north on Highway 49 of Sonora

Description:

Even though we ha just traveled Highway 49 a few months before, we had not noticed the plaque for Mark Twain's cabin. We knew that he had been to Angels Camp and heard the frog jumping stories, along with other stories of the gold country. But we had not realized how much of a residence he had taken up with a couple of his friends.  (The replica of the cabin is about a mile away from the plaque.)

NO. 138 MARK TWAIN CABIN - This is a replica of Mark Twain's cabin, with original chimney and fireplace. Here on Jackass Hill, young Mark Twain, while guest of the Gillis Brothers in 1864-65, gathered material for The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which first brought him fame, and for Roughing It.
Location: 1 mi NW of Tuttletown off State Hwy 49



References:

• Wikipedia
  
• Noehill – His cabin, not the marker
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB.org)
  
• Waymarking
  
• Gold Country
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• Noehill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
  
• WayMarking (WAY)