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This historic hotel, the American House, is at the corner of Indian Creek Road and Second Avenue in Happy Camp, California. It was originally built by Henry Doolittle in the 1850’s and was a stage stop and welcome hostel for traveling pioneers of the Klamath River Valley. When they reached Happy Camp, they knew they would have a nice place to spend the night.
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I use to take care of the lady that lived in this house her name was Ruthie Baker she was a charming lady to some and there was people that didn’t know her at all but was very interesting to just sit and listen to her story’s I really do miss this quiet but not so quite town I am having a hard time waiting on the mountain to open so I can get back over there to visit friends that I have not seen over the winter hope everyone there is doing well and bet the people of happy camp can’t wait for winter to be over like me well everyone in Happy Camp hope y’all are doing wonderful hope to see everyone as soon as Gray Back opens bye now
Hi Margie – you might like our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/36309695954/ … I haven’t been in Happy Camp since 2013 but plan to go back later this year. Really looking forward to being home again! (I’m living in Northern Idaho right now.)
Ruthy was my husband’s cousin. We visited and wrote until she passed away in nursing home.