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Description: Plaque in Castle Rock State Park commemorating the Battle of the Crags. The plaque reads: Battle Rock Battle of the Crags was fought below Battle Rock in June 1855. This conflict between the Modoc In- dians and the settlers resulted from miners des- troying 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. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 116 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, Trini- tarianus Chapter #62, July 26, 1984.
Title: Battle Rock plaque
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Author: Harry Cutts
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California Historical Landmarks in Shasta County

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