Siskiyou Mt. Wagon Road 2: Old Hwy. 99 above second railroad Bridge
Directions
Take Highway 66 from Ashland toward Klamath Falls and turn right onto Old Highway 99 (now Jackson County 273). Marker #2 is located 0.15 miles above the second bridge over the Southern Pacific tracks on the right side of Old Highway 99 as you travel toward the Siskiyou summit. It may be hidden in tall grass.
Marker #2 reads the same as Marker #1:
SISKIYOU MOUNTAIN WAGON ROAD
This toll road was constructed in 1858-1860 by the Thomas brothers. It was owned and operated by Lindsay Applegate, 1860-1869, and James Thornton and Jesse Dollarhide. It was replaced by the Pacific Highway in 1915 S.O.H.S. – 1979
Research Date
2015-08-01
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