41°58′22″N 121°58′48″W / 41.97278°N 121.98000°W / 41.97278; -121.98000

Picard
Former settlement
La Lake School around 1898 to 1900
La Lake School around 1898 to 1900
Picard is located in California
Picard
Picard
Location in California
Coordinates: 41°58′22″N 121°58′48″W / 41.97278°N 121.98000°W / 41.97278; -121.98000
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySiskiyou County
Elevation
[1]
4,265 ft (1,300 m)

Picard is a former settlement in Siskiyou County, California. It was at an elevation of 1300 m; all that remains is the cemetery.[1]

History

Picard was settled in the early 1880s as the first town in the Butte valley when Frank Picard established the Pioneer saloon. Picard sold the saloon to Charles Silver in 1898.[2] A post office opened in 1883, and the La Lake school opened in 1886 as Picard's first school. By 1903, Picard was a farming town and had a church, doctor's office, blacksmith, three general stores and two saloons and hotels. However, a new railway in 1908 bypassed Picard and the majority of businesses and residents moved to Dorris, leaving Picard abandoned. The school closed in 1912.[3]

In 1938, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors formed the Picard cemetery district as a result of pressure from the Butte Valley American Legion. Prior to this, the cemetery had been cared by volunteers.[4]

Famous people

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picard, California
  2. ↑ "History". www.buttevalleychamber.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Picard California Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ↑ "History page 2". www.buttevalleychamber.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.



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