Benjamin Madley is a historian who studies Native America. On November the second 2016 Madley gave a talk about the genocide that the Tolowa people experienced.
The plaque reads "Scene of a battle between U.S. soldiers under command of Captain Lyons and Indians under Chief Augustine, April 14th, 1850. Dedicated as an historical monument by the Native Sons of the Golden West. May 20th, 1942"
In January 1855, miners at Orleans made an attempt to seize guns and ammunition from the nearby Karuk villages of Wopum, Sahwuram, and Panamenik.
Creator: Brian Gleeson