Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Modoc County

Burnett Cutoff Trail Marker 1: At Klamath [Tule] Lake

Burnett Cutoff Trail Marker 1: At Klamath [Tule] Lake

17 October 2016
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Burnett Cutoff Trail Marker 1
At Klamath [Tule] Lake
Old Alturas Highway

The marker reads:

Burnett Cutoff - At Klamath [Tule] Lake

"We followed the Applegate Route to Klamath Lake [Tule Lake], where we left that road and took a southern direction. Thomas McKay, myself, and five others ... Went on in advance of the wagons to discover the best route" - Peter Burnett, Oct 1848

Applegate Trail Marker 44 is on the other side of this marker.
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