Southern's Stage Station

The bronze says many noted people and names none. They included President Rutherford Hayes and Lucy Hayes, traveling with General Sherman, who spent a night here in September 1880 on the stage road to Oregon. Simeon Southern, called Sims, built the first log cabin in 1859; the settlement of Hazel Creek took his nickname in 1871, and the railroad kept it for its station. His heirs sold the place to a lumber company in 1911, and nothing of the hotel remains. His daughters May and Fannie set this tablet in 1931.

What the plaque says

This tablet marks the location of the famous Southern Hotel and Stage Station The original building was a log cabin built in 1859. During a half century many noted people, who made early California history, were entertained in this hotel. Dedicated to the memory of Simeon Fisher Southern and his wife Sarah Lafferty Southern Pioneers of the Gold Trail 1849-1855 Erected by their daughters May H. and Fannie E. Southern May 30, 1931

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Battle Rock — 6.0 mi
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