6/12/2002
6/12/2002
Landmark information
- Location:
On lawn at entrance station, Castle Crags State Park, 1 mi W of I-5 (PM 63.6), Castella - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
6/12/2002 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/12/2002 - GPS Coordinates:
N 41 8.894, W 122 19.287 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Battle Rock
Battle of the Crags was fought below Battle Rock in June 1855. This conflict between the Modoc Indians and the settlers resulted from miners destroying the native fishing waters in the lower Soda Springs area. Settlers led by Squire Reuben Gibson and Mountain Joe Doblondy, with local Indians led by their Chief Weilputus, engaged Modocs, killed their Chief Dorcas Dalla, and dispersed them. Poet Joaquin Miller and other settlers were wounded.