John Ebbetts

John Ebbetts

Major John Ebbetts (died 1854) was a California pioneer credited with the first recorded traverse of Ebbetts Pass in April of 1851 while searching for a route for the raliroad. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=2sXq1XLaf9kC&pg=RA1-PA130&lpg=RA1-PA130&dq=%22John+Ebbetts%22&source=web&ots=IUvc3AWdoA&sig=rvQZQt6A5SOWKdl6Q0kALUv-l2k&hl=en Huber, Jane and Bill Mai. "The Best in Tent Camping: Northern California." Menasha Ridge Press. 2004. ISBN:089732580X. Google Books Online. April 4, 2008.] ] The route he took is now Highway 4. [ [http://www.bearvalleyvillage.com/history.html History of Bear Valley. Online. April 4, 2008.] ] He had come to California in 1849. He was the head of the Knickerbocker Exploring Company. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=Kqwt5RlMVBoC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=john+ebbetts&source=web&ots=3rvbmhfTsY&sig=hs4vMczOHcQfOo0RcjSS6MspDpU Gudde, Erwin Gustav and William Bright. "California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names". University of California Press. 1998. ISBN:0520242173.] ] He died August 15, 1854 in the boiler explosion of the steamship "Secretary" on San Pablo Bay. [ [http://www.californiadelta.org/steambts.htm California Delta Chambers Guide To Boating Fishing RVing Delta Waterways. Online. April 4, 2008.] ]

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