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Alturas (Spanish for "Heights"; Achumawi: Kasalektawi) [7] is the only incorporated city in Modoc County, California of which it is also the county seat.Located in the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California, the city had a population of 2,715 at the 2020 census.
Modoc County (/ ˈ m oʊ d ɒ k / ⓘ) is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California.Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,686 from the 2010 census.
Part of the county's territory went to Del Norte County in 1857, and in 1874 the remainder was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties. Pautah County, California was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada.
The Modoc Northern Railroad (reporting mark MNRR) is a defunct railroad company that operated over 160 miles (260 km) of track in northeastern California and southern Oregon and was based in Tulelake, California. The railroad connected Klamath Falls to Alturas, California, and Lakeview, Oregon, to Alturas, California. The railroad shipped ...
The Modoc County Historical Museum is a history museum located in Alturas, California, in the United States. The museum's exhibitions focus on the history of Modoc County beginning with Native American history and objects. The museum also has a collection of firearms from 15th century up to World War II.
The Nevada—California—Oregon Railway Co. Depot, commonly known as the N.C.O. Depot or The Whistle Stop, is a historic site in Alturas, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built 1908 to serve as the passenger station for Alturas on the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway. It has been home to the Alturas ...
The Alturas Indian Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Achomawi Indians in California. The tribe controls a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) reservation near Alturas, California, in Modoc County. Tribal enrollment is estimated at 15. [1] The tribe operates the Desert Rose Casino and the Rose Cafe in Alturas. [2]
Modoc National Forest was established as the Modoc Forest Reserve on November 29, 1904, by the United States General Land Office.It was named for the Modoc people who traditionally had their territory in this area.