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CHL No. 6 Frémont's Camp - Modoc

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NO. 6 FRÉMONT'S CAMP - John C. Frémont's expedition from Fort Sutter to Upper Klamath Lake, which included Kit Carson and other scouts, camped here May 1-4, 1846. They were the first non-Indians ever to pass this way.

Location

0.7 mi N of old Alturas Hwy (Co Rd 114) and Hwy 139 jct, 12 mi SE of Tule Lake
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NO. 6 FRÉMONT'S CAMP - Site